Dessert: The Best Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Make the most of overripe bananas with an easy recipe for the best-ever banana cake with tangy cream cheese frosting.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of The Best Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 1/8 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 275 °F. Grease and flour two round 9-by-2-inch cake pans. (See Kelly's Notes.)
In a small bowl, combine the mashed bananas with the lemon juice and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Add the vanilla and then beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
Fold in the mashed banana mixture and divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. (See Kelly's Notes.)
Bake the cakes for 55 to 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove the cakes from the oven, place them on baking sheets and immediately transfer them to the freezer for 45 minutes to cool while you make the frosting.

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