Brown Sugar Banana Cake
Bursting with brown sugar and bananas, this Brown Sugar Banana cake, a light and moist cake topped with a brown sugar buttercream frosting.
Servings: 12 squares
Calories: 298kcal
Ingredients
For the Banana Cake:
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 4 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 stick unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar divided
For the Frosting:
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
For the Banana Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 baking dish and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Whisk together your flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat combine the beaten eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla together.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter and whisk in ⅔ cup of the brown sugar.
- Pour the brown sugar mixture over the banana mixture and then gently fold in the flour mixture until no lumps of flour remain.
- Pour into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar on top.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool entirely on a wire rack.
For the Frosting:
- Beat the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the brown sugar until combined.
- Slowly add in the powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, until fully incorporated. Add in the cinnamon and salt, and then add in milk if needed.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and cut into 12 squares to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.5g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 16.4g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 421mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 16.9g