Banana Cake – Super Healthy Kids

This moist, tender cake is filled with banana taste and topped with a decadent brown butter icing that basically turns this into the very best Banana Cake you may have ever eaten.

Why We Love This Banana Cake

We undergo plenty of bananas at our home. Like… quite a bit. We seize them after we’re operating late within the morning, for a snack, or throw them into our baggage as we head off to after college sports activities and actions. Even so, each as soon as in awhile, there are just a few that find yourself getting just a little too ripe by the top of the bunch. And when this occurs I perform a little comfortable dance. Because despite the fact that there are a LOT of nice makes use of for ripe bananas, I’ve shunned all of them in favor of this cake.

It is a humble and unassuming sheet cake, however in some way I can’t assist sneaking a forkful each time I stroll by means of the kitchen. And neither can anybody within the household. It is tender and moist, and stuffed with yummy banana taste. But what actually takes it excessive and retains us coming again for extra is that brown butter icing. If you may have by no means earlier than tried browned butter, let me simply inform you. It is life altering. Once you get the dangle of the extremely easy method, you’ll be throwing that nutty, superb stuff in EVERYTHING. Lets begin with this cake, we could?

Ingredients for Banana Cake:

• sugar– we used white granulated sugar, though brown sugar could possibly be used with comparable outcomes
• greek yogurt– I used an entire milk selection
• butter– I exploit salted butter
• eggs
• bananas– ensure you are utilizing very ripe bananas! It will contribute to the general sweetness and banana taste in your cake. The riper it’s, the higher the banana taste shall be.
• vanilla
• flour– I used all-purpose flour. I haven’t tried a gluten-free different, however King Arthur Gluten Free Flour has labored effectively for me up to now.
• baking soda– this can give a smooth, fluffy texture to your cake.
• salt– I nearly at all times prepare dinner and bake with Kosher salt.

Ingredients for Brown Butter Frosting:

• brown butter– extra on this beneath!
• powdered sugar
• milk
• vanilla

How to Make Banana Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 levels.
2. Grease a sheet pan.
3. Cream sugar, yogurt, and butter.
4. Add eggs, bananas, and vanilla.
5. Stir in dry components, simply till mixed.
6. Bake for 25-Half-hour or till flippantly browned and set within the center.

How to Brown Butter:

While brown butter is definitely very straightforward to make, there are a few suggestions we’ve got to verify it seems excellent each time. Brown Butter = Delicious. Burnt Butter = Not So Much.

1. Starting with chilly butter, reduce it into items. Add your butter to a saute or small saucepan over medium warmth. Pro tip- Do not use a darkish coated pan right here! It makes it too tough to see the darkened flecks as your butter begins to brown. Your butter can go from brown to burnt in a short time, so keep away from utilizing a darkish pan if in any respect attainable.
2. Gently stir the butter or swirl the pan because it melts. You wish to ensure you are frequently stirring it in order that the butter has the prospect to brown evenly and the stunning flecks we’re creating aren’t burning on the underside of the pan.
3. The butter will start to foam. This often takes about 5-8 minutes. Keep stirring! Once this occurs your butter is nearly carried out. You will begin to see the golden brown bits on the backside of your pan and your butter will scent wealthy and nearly nutty.
4. As quickly as you attain this level, take away your pan from the warmth and pour the butter right into a glass bowl. The residual warmth from the pan is sufficient to take your butter too far if left within the pan for too lengthy.

Tips and Frequently Asked Questions:

Why is my banana cake dry? The yogurt and banana on this cake assist to maintain it tremendous moist. If you might be nonetheless having points listed here are another issues to strive:

• Make certain you aren’t over-mixing your cake batter after including the dry components.
• Do not over bake! Your cake is completed when the middle is ready and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
• Measure your dry components precisely. A kitchen scale is a superb device for this!

What can I exploit as a substitute of Greek yogurt? The greek yogurt provides moisture and acidity. If you don’t have plain Greek yogurt, you need to use common plain yogurt, bitter cream, or buttermilk.

Can I exploit frozen bananas? Yes! I really do that on a regular basis. Allow your frozen bananas to thaw fully; then drain the surplus moisture earlier than mashing.

Can I make the frosting with common butter as a substitute of brown butter? Yes, you possibly can merely soften the butter and use it instead of the brown butter. But I extremely suggest making an attempt the brown butter!

Can you freeze banana cake? Yes! Banana cake freezes nice. Make certain your cake is totally cooled earlier than freezing. I like to chop it into particular person items, wrap each bit in plastic wrap, after which put all of them into a big ziplock freezer bag.

More Banana Recipes You’ll Love:

Banana Cake

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 2 massive eggs
• 2 cups mashed bananas 4 medium bananas
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Frosting

• 1/4 cup browned butter
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Banana Cake

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a baking sheet pan (13×18 inches)

• In a mixer or massive bowl, cream collectively, sugar, Greek yogurt and softened butter till mild and fluffy.

• Add eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla. Mix till effectively mixed and easy.

• Add flour, baking soda and salt and blend till mixed.

• Pour batter into your ready sheet pan. Bake for 25-Half-hour. The cake is completed when the highest bounces again and appears golden brown.

• Let the cake cool for about 10 minutes earlier than frosting.

Frosting

• To brown your butter: Cut butter into a number of peices and add them to a saute pan over medium warmth. Stir the butter the whole time to maintain it transferring. Keep stirring over medium for for 5-8 minutes till the butter begins to foam and switch golden brown. Remove from warmth and pour right into a glass bowl to make your frosting.

• Add confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla and beat till easy and creamy.

• Pour frosting over heat (however not scorching) cake and easy till the whole floor of the cake is evenly lined. Slice into 24 even slices. Serve heat or cool and luxuriate in with a tall glass of frosty milk!

Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg