One of my very favourite cakes in the world is a banana cake with cream cheese frosting. It probably helps that we always have heaps of ripe bananas in the fruit bowl (we're a bit obsessed with bananas at our house)! Anyway, this banana cake is so simple. It takes no time at all to whip up and because it's made from fruit it's totally healthy (right!?). Just joking! But it is delicious, so it's ok.
Oh and talking about delicious... that cream cheese frosting!!! I must say that by the time the frosting gets put on top of the cake, it's seriously missing a few spoonfuls (ok a few may be an understatement). If you can restrain yourself from eating the cream cheese frosting straight from the TM bowl, then you deserve a medal. Clearly I'm not ever going to get that medal.
Luckily, you'll end up with enough frosting to cover the entire top of the cake generously, or alternatively enough for a light covering of the top and sides. Sometimes I like to cut my banana cake in half and use half of the frosting as a middle layer - delicious!!
Thermomix Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Equipment
- 1 x 20cm round cake tin
- Thermomix
Ingredients
- 200 grams bananas ripe
- 150 grams caster sugar
- 150 grams butter at room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 240 grams self raising flour
- ½ teaspoon bi-carb soda
- 30 grams milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 250 grams cream cheese , softened
- 180 grams butter , softened
- 330 grams pure icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm cake tin with baking paper and set aside.
- Place the softened butter and caster sugar into the TM bowl and mix on Speed 3 for 30 seconds. Scraped down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 15 seconds, speed 4.
- Add the eggs, banana, vanilla extract and milk and mix for 10 seconds, speed 5.
- Add the self-raising flour and bi-carb soda and mix for 10 seconds, speed 4.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat for a further 5-10 seconds or until completely combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 45 - 50 minutes or until golden on top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- If the cake is over-browning, place foil over the top and continue to cook.
- Leave in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- When the cake has cooled completely, place the cream cheese, softened butter, pure icing sugar and vanilla extract into the TM bowl and mix on Speed 5 for 15 seconds.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix on Speed 5 for a further 5-10 seconds.
- Spread the frosting over the top of the cake (or cut the cake in half and use half of the frosting for the middle and half for the top.
Notes
- You will need 200 grams of bananas for this recipe. Please don't be tempted to add more as it will change the texture of the cake.
- The browner the bananas the better! Brown bananas help to give this cake its sweetness.
- The baking time specified is for a 20cm round cake tin. You can use a different size/shape tin for your cake however please adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- It is important to let the cake completely cool before icing with the cream cheese frosting, otherwise the frosting will melt and slide off if the cake is still warm.
- It is important to use pure icing sugar for this recipe as this will help the frosting to hold its shape.
- Although we encourage you to top this cake with cream cheese frosting, you can also top it with a simple plain icing.
- This cake can be frozen (plain) for up to two months.
Nutrition
Kim says
This cake is so yummy
Carla Merlo says
Omg yum!!!! ?
Sandi says
I have to make this cake on a regular basis (almost weekly), it is so simple to make and never lets me down. I usually add chocolate chips, fresh blueberries or raspberries to mine which everyone loves.
Suzie says
Is it 160°C fan forced? Or conventional? I had it in for the whole hour on conventional and it wasn’t cooked all the way through. Unfortunately I didn’t find this out until too late as my fork still came out clean.
Lucy Mathieson says
Hi Suzie, the temperatures are fan-forced. xx
Lillian says
Absolutely delicious! Easy to make, the cake was moist and the icing was generous. This will be my go to recipe!
Lucy Mathieson says
Thank you so much!!
Nat says
Thankyou! The cake was easy to prepare and tasted delicious. The icing was incredibly sweet. Could probably have had half or less of the icing sugar and butter.
Lucy Mathieson says
Yay!!! We're so glad you enjoyed it!! Hehehe we're big fans of icing here! xx
Victoria says
Very simple cake and will definitely make it again - thank you.
Mine turned out a lite dry. I cooked it for about 50 minutes so it is not that but I wondered if next time I should add a little more butter or try slowing the speed down on thermomix. That said, it went quickly!
Jodie says
Absolutely D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S - will definitely be my go to banana cake now!! Easy and very moist. I added some lemon juice to the cream cheese frosting to give a little zing .... Thank you ?
Lucy says
Yay! Thank you!! xx
Sandi says
You ladies have nailed it. I don't think I have had a better banana cake and it is very simple. I will be coming to your web site more often if this is a sample of what is to come.
Lucy says
Thank you so much Sandi! We really appreciate your lovely comment!! xx
Kit says
Sooooo excited to make this today! Love Banana cake!
Lucy says
Enjoy 🙂 xx
Barb says
I have been looking for a good thermomix banana cake recipe and this is it!
I've made so many banana cakes over the years because I can't stand to see good bananas go to waste.
Done! This is now my go to banana cake recipe. I just know I' m going to be doing this one a lot!
I didn't get around to icing it (it didn't last that long) and it was still lovely.
Iced, this cake would be divine!!
Lucy says
Woo hoo!!!! That's so greta to hear Barb! Thank you xxx
Fiona says
Wow this cake is amazing!!! Love this recipe and the thermo!!! Thanks for sharing!! ???
Lauren says
We're so glad you like it!
Anna says
best banana cake EVER! Failsafe and fool proof but delicious, light and fluffy.
Lauren says
Oh thank you!
Tenielle says
I've made this banana cake and it was scrumptious, everybody loved it. I was hoping to try this recipe using cupcakes next time but I'm not sure on the cooking time for that.
Cath says
We enjoyed this cake for afternoon tea today. Delicious!
Lauren says
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Kat - The Organised Housewife says
Ooh these sounds amazing! Especially with the added cream cheese frosting! YUM.:)