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Square piece of banana cake topped with brown sugar icing and a couple of banana slices, ready to eat.

Banana Cake With Brown Sugar Icing

This delicious banana cake is the perfect from scratch recipe. It is easy to make, super moist and really tasty. They quick caramel icing uses brown sugar to get big caramel flavor with almost no effort.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Chill Time45 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Servings: 16 Servings
Author: Carlee

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1½ cups milk
  • 2 Tablespoons vinegar
  • ¾ cup butter softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour

Brown Sugar Icing

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
Makes: 9 x 13inch rectangle, 2inch height

Instructions

Banana Cake

  • Preheat oven to 275°F and grease a 9x13-inch pan.
  • In a small bowl, mix together 1½ cups milk and 2 Tablespoons vinegar and set aside
  • In a mixer, cream ¾ cup butter and 2 cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy
  • Add 2 large ripe bananas and mix until smooth
  • Stir in 3 large eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix 3 cups all purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking soda and ¼ teaspoons salt
  • Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk mixture. Stirring on low speed until just combined.
  • Pour cake batter into prepared pan and bake for an hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  • Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
  • Frost with caramel frosting after cake is removed from freezer.

Brown Sugar Icing

  • In a small saucepan, melt ½ cup butter.
  • Add 1 cup light brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ cup whole milk. Cook over medium low heat until the sugar is fully dissolved, about two minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract.
  • Transfer to your mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed, adding a little 2 cups powdered sugarr at a time. Adjust by adding more sugar or milk until you reach your desired consistency. Remember it will set up some as it cools.
  • Spread over cooled cake.

Notes

For the best results, make sure all ingredients are room temperature before making the cake batter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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