Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 1 vote

Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

Everyone’s favorite classic has been upgraded with this recipe for Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting. Soft moist banana loaf cake covered with a tangy cinnamon spiced cream cheese frosting.

Prep Time40

Cook Time40

Course: Cakes

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 532kcal

Author: Cat Spiller

Equipment

1x loaf tin 20x10x6cm (8x4x3inch)

Ingredients

Banana Bread

125 g unsalted butter room temperature
200 g light brown sugar
2 eggs extra large
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
260 g cake flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
500 g bananas mashed
100 g pecans chopped

Cream Cheese Frosting

200 g powdered sugar
30 g unsalted butter
125 g cream cheese
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon cinnamon ground

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Banana Loaf

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line the sides and bottom of a loaf pan 20x10x6cm (8x4x3 inches) with melted butter and baking paper.
Add the softened butter and the sugar to a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
Add the eggs, one at a time, to the batter, scraping down the sides of the bowl between each addition before mixing again. Once added, add the vanilla and mix again.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl.
Add the mashed bananas and the flour mixture to the batter by alternating between the two. Starting with the flour and ending with the bananas. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again briefly to ensure everything is well combined and lump-free.
Add the chopped pecans to the cake batter and stir using a rubber spatula. Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf tin.
Bake in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean and the loaf is golden brown. Allow the banana bread to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before removing it from its tin and transferring it to a wire rack.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter and icing sugar. Beat at medium speed until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
Add the cubed cream cheese to the icing sugar mixture and beat at low speed until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again at high speed until light and fluffy. Do not overmix.
Add the vanilla and cinnamon to the cream cheese mixture, and beat again until just combined.
Place the banana loaf cake on a serving plate and spread the frosting over the top. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

For lump-free cream cheese frosting, make sure the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature.
If the banana bread isn't yet cooked in the middle but the top is browning too quickly, you can place a sheet of tin foil over the top of the loaf to prevent it from browning further.
Mash the bananas using a fork rather than pulsing them in a food processor. This way, you'll get chunks of banana dotted throughout the baked loaf.

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