A Banana Cake for Mother's Day

A Banana Cake for Mother's Day

The morning air was crisp and cool as the sun broke through the clouds. Along the path there were Sitka spruce, Western hemlock and Douglas-fir. I could smell the trees and the dirt. It felt good to be out in the forest again; hiking along the Cummings Creek trail.

Cummings Creek Trail

Fresh seasonal fruit is hard to come by in the PNW in early May. My favorite time of the year is the berry and stone fruit season which is still a few months away. In the meantime organic bananas will be used and have a place front and center. If you’ve ever given organic bananas a chance you know exactly what I am talking about; the flavor is deep and rich. I made this cake specifically for Mother’s Day. It’s a cross between banana bread and a cake. The texture is moist and has flecks of the banana throughout much like the bread. The frosting is a cream cheese frosting that I could literally slather on anything. If you have a chance, make this………it is decadent enough to celebrate and rustic enough for breakfast.

This recipe has been slightly adapted from Food.com.

yield: 12 - 14Author: Cheriprint recipe

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Celebrate Mother’s Day with this moist and delicious Banana Cake. It is decadent enough for a celebration and rustic enough for breakfast. You could also garnish the top with walnuts or pecans.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1⁄2 cups ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups organic cane sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temp
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temp
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1⁄2 cups icing sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:

To Prepare Cake

1. Preheat oven to 275°. Grease and flour (2) 9-inch round cake pans.
2. In a small-bowl, mix mashed bananas with the lemon juice; set aside.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
4. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
5. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approx. 45 minutes to one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

To Prepare Frosting

1. Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
2. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth. Spread on cooled cake.

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