This Banana Cake is so soft, moist and banana-y! It’s topped with a creamy vanilla buttercream and fresh banana slices. If you love bananas, you’ll fall in love with this yummy recipe!

Soft And Moist Banana Cake

Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

CAKE

• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup mashed bananas (2–3 bananas)
• 1/4 cup sour milk (you can make sour milk by adding 2 tsp vinegar to milk and let it sit about 10 minutes)
• 1 tsp vanilla

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup shortening
• 8 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3–5 tbsp water

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE

1. Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl.
2. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Add flour and baking soda and mix until combined.
4. Add bananas, milk and vanilla and mix well.
5. Pour batter into two prepared 8 inch pans.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs.
7. Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING

1. Beat the shortening and butter until smooth.
2. Slowly add half the powdered sugar. Mix until combined.
3. Mix in the vanilla extract and 3 tbsp water.
4. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add more water to get the right consistency.

TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKE

1. Level both cakes so that they are flat on top and bottom.
2. Cover the top of the bottom layer of cake with icing.
3. Place the other cake on top of the icing.
4. Using an offset spatula, fill in any gaps in the icing around the outside.
5. Ice the outside of the cake with the remaining icing.

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