Banana Sheet Cake with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
Turn those extra bananas into this delicious banana sheet cake. The soft and caramelly creamy cheese frosting takes it to the next level! Perfect for potlucks and parties, this is sure to be a winner!
Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 13x18x1-inch half sheet pan.
Mix milk and vinegar, set aside
In mixer bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add bananas, eggs & vanilla and mix until smooth.
Stir dry ingredients into banana mixture. Add soured milk and stir until just combined.
Spread in prepared sheet pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, rotating half way through bake time. Remove from oven and set aside to cool before frosting.
Once cake is cooled, start on the frosting.
In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add brown sugar, milk and salt and cook over medium heat until the sugar is fully dissolved, about two minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
Pour butter and brown sugar mixture into the bowl a little bit at a time, mixing after each addition. Beat on medium speed until the cream cheese is completely incorporated.
Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Spread over cake and allow to set before serving.
Notes
Start by adding a half teaspoon of salt to the icing and then give it a taste. Add more until you get your desired level of salted caramel flavor. Alternatively, keep the salt in the icing at 1/2 teaspoon and then sprinkle a small amount of coarse salt over the top before serving.