Best 6 Banana Cake And Old Fashioned Icing Recipes

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Banana cake is a classic dessert that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a moist and flavorful cake that is perfect for any occasion. The addition of old fashioned icing takes this cake to the next level, creating a rich and creamy dessert that is sure to impress your guests. In this article, we will share the best recipe for banana cake and old fashioned icing. We will also provide step-by-step instructions on how to make this delicious cake. So, gather your ingredients and get ready to bake the perfect banana cake with old fashioned icing!

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

GRANDMA RILEY'S BANANA CAKE



Grandma Riley's Banana Cake image

This favorite recipe has been passed down through my husband's family. His grandmother wrote this out for me shortly after we were married. She copied it from a recipe that her mother had written out for her many years before. These handwritten treasures in my recipe box bring back so many fond memories. -Jamie Dunn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 mashed bananas
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of salt

Steps:

  • Cream sugar and shortening together; add eggs and vanilla. Mix in buttermilk and mashed bananas., In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt; add to banana mixture and mix until ingredients are combined. Spoon into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan or two 9-in. round cake pans., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake for 30 minutes before frosting. , For frosting, mix butter, powdered sugar and milk until smooth; add vanilla and salt. If frosting is too thick, add more milk 1 tsp. at a time until reaching desired consistency. Spread on warm banana cake.

Nutrition Facts :

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE



Old-Fashioned Banana Cake image

Banana cake is a typical standby for many home bakers, but Jacqueline Kudron jazzes up her version with crushed pineapple and maraschino cherries. "Is there any way to lighten it up without losing the great taste and moist texture?" she asks from Dracut, Massachusetts. See the recipe for Makeover Old-Fashioned Banana Cake to find out how we answered Jacqueline's question.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/2 cups canola oil
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
2 cups cubed firm bananas
1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained
1 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Beat into dry ingredients just until combined (batter will be thick). Stir in pineapple. Fold in the bananas, cherries and walnuts. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 475 calories, Fat 27g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 40mg cholesterol, Sodium 255mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

BANANA CAKE AND OLD FASHIONED ICING



Banana Cake and Old Fashioned Icing image

If you like bananas, you will simply fall for this cake. Better then muffins of bread recipes. Always a hit at the holidays and takes on 45 minutes from start to finish. * note* use the butter, not margarine.

Provided by WyomingMoonDust

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 cake, 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup sour cream
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons butter
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Cream sour cream, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. Add bananas baking soda and flour. Bake in a moderate oven *350 degrees* in a prepared 9x13 pan. Baking time varies. 45 minutes should be way more then enough. Mine takes 40 minutes and five to toss together.
  • Icing: as cake is baking bring orange juice and butter to room temperature. add powdered sugar in a mixer. Until its at desired consistency.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Katie Lee Biegel

Categories     dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
1/2 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 ripe bananas, peeled
3 large eggs
1/2 cup plain yogurt (regular, not Greek)
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla
Raspberries, for decorating, if desired

Steps:

  • For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  • For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
  • Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 very ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Grated zest of 1 orange
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)
6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1/2 pound)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
  • Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
  • Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE



Old-fashioned Banana Cake image

This recipe came from the Pet Good Cook's Collection. With the butter cream frosting, the old-fashioned taste of this moist, rich cake is hard to beat!

Provided by Denise in da Kitchen

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
4 teaspoons vinegar
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/4 cup evaporated milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 lb powdered sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Mix evaporated milk with vinegar and add to dry ingredients alternately with shortening and bananas.
  • Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
  • Add eggs and beat an additional 2 minutes at medium speed.
  • Pour into pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center.
  • Cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pan and cool completeely on wire rack.
  • BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:.
  • In a small bowl, beat butter, evaporated milk and vanilla.
  • Gradually beat in powdered sugar and continue to beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 566, Fat 21.9, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 78.2, Sodium 453.9, Carbohydrate 88.9, Fiber 1, Sugar 66.9, Protein 5.4

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your cake will be.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make your cake tough.
  • Bake the cake at the right temperature. The ideal temperature for baking banana cake is 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
  • Use a cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese frosting is a classic pairing for banana cake, and it's easy to make.
  • Decorate your cake with your favorite toppings. Some popular choices include chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, or fresh fruit.

Conclusion:

Banana cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, sweet flavor, and creamy frosting, banana cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this classic recipe a try.

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