MARY'S BEST-EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Mary's Best-Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Lindas Kitch

Categories Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 9-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed down
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, beaten
3 large bananas, ripened until peels turn completely black, then peeled and mashed with a fork
1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese (unwrap cheese, place in a microwave on HIGH for 10 seconds or till softened)
1/2 cup butter, softened at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease with vegetable shortening, the sides and bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine both types of sugar.
Add the oil and mix well.
Add the beaten eggs, mashed banana, and milk; mix well.
In another medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine with a wire whisk, the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time to the banana mixture, mixing after each flour addition just until incorporated.
Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract as the last ingredient to be added to the batter; mix well.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Place cake on a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting, if desired.
Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and butter together. Add the powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, beating until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled banana cake.