BANANA CAKE WITH VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

This is my favorite banana cake of all time! Bananas are one of my favorite fruits, and I adore cake, so it’s a match made in Heaven for me. This moist and delicious banana cake uses 4 ripe bananas as well as some coconut for added moisture and tenderness. You can easily make these into Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting as well!
I have tried several different recipes for banana cake over the years, but this is the one I like best. It should not come as a surprise that this banana cake recipe comes from the wonderful Dorie Greenspan and her amazing book, Baking From My Home to Yours.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar (or granulated sugar)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs preferably at room temperature
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons dark rum or Malibu coconut rum optional
• 4 medium very ripe bananas mashed (you should have 1 ½ - 1 ¾ cups)
• ½ cup canned unsweetened coconut milk regular (stir well before measuring) or “lite” (or whole milk, buttermilk, sour cream, or plain yogurt)
• 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut preferably toasted - or an equal amount of moist, plump dried fruit, such as currants, raisins, chopped apricots, cranberries, blueberries, or halved cherries, or a combination of coconut and dried fruit

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Getting Ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 13x9 cake pan, dust the inside with flour and tap out the excess. Put the pan on a baking sheet.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together.
3. Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
4. Add the sugars and beat at medium speed for a couple of minutes, then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, followed by the vanilla and rum. You’ll have a beautiful satiny batter.
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for full instruction please see : amandascookin.com

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