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Ina Garten old fashioned banana cake cut into 3 pieces on green and white transfer ware plates.

The Barefoot Contessa Old Fashioned Banana Cake

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This Old Fashioned Banana Cake recipe is easy to make, and it tastes amazing! Just like everything that Ina Garten makes.

  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 1 cake 8-10 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Ingredients:

4 overripe  bananas

3/4 cup of granulated white 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 Nielsen-Massey pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon of the zest of one orange

2 cups all purpose flour, after sifting

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts nuts(optional)

Ingredients for Frosting

6 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

21/2 cups of powdered sugar

1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a 9 inch round cake pan, grease and flour or place a piece of parchment in the bottom of the pan and use cooking spray.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix bananas, white  sugar and brown sugar, and mix until combined. Add oil, eggs, sour cream and vanilla, and orange zest, then mix until smooth. Add the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until just combined. Then add the walnuts if using and stir with a rubber spatula making sure everything is combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes on a cooling rack, then turn out onto wire rack.

Prepare cream cheese frosting and spread on cooled cake. Decorate the top of the cake with a few walnut halves and enjoy.

Cream Cheese Frosting Directions

Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract  in a bowl with an electric mixer, slowly add powdered sugar and stir until smooth. Add heavy whipping cream to get the consistency of the frosting that you prefer.

Notes

Recipe from The Barefoot Contessa on FoodTV.com

Post Updated with new photos 2024

  • Author: Elizabeth
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 40-50
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American