Banana Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 3 x banana
• 350 g plain white flour
• 3 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 tsp salt
• 250 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 50 g brown sugar
• 3 x eggs
• 3 dl milk
• 200 g cream cheese
• 400 g powdered sugar
• 50 g cacao

Method

1. Let the butter and cream cheese sit on the counter a few hours before baking, to reach room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C and line a 22x33 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
3. Mash the bananas and set aside.
4. Combine all purpose flour, 2/3 vanilla sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and 2/4 salt. Set aside.
5. Add 3/5 butter, sugar and brown sugar to a mixing bowl or stand mixer, and mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mashed bananas and stir until well incorporated.
6. Add flour mixture and milk alternately in three rounds.
7. Pour cake batter into the baking pan and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes. Allow the cake to cool.
8. Prepare the chocolate cream cheese frosting. Combine 2/5 butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, 1/3 vanilla sugar and 1/4 salt. Mix until you got a smooth and even frosting.
9. Frost the cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting and cut into even pieces. Enjoy!