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Strawberry Banana Cake
Looking for a delicious way to celebrate spring? This Strawberry Banana cake is a moist and delicious way to ring in the spring, complete with fresh strawberries and bananas.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8x8” baking dish with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray
In a medium bowl, add mashed bananas and lemon juice
1/2 cup mashed banana, 1/2 tsp lemon jujice
Dice strawberries and add to bowl with bananas - no need to stir - but you'll add them together.
1/2 cup diced strawberries
In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined with hand mixer on medium speed
1/4 cup packed brown sugar, 4 tbsp softened butter, 1/3 cup white sugar
Add in egg and vanilla and mix ingredients on high until light & fluffy (almost the texture of frosting). Set aside.
1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt)
1 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp salt
Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk to wet ingredients (sugar/egg batter) in mixing bowl. Mix on medium setting just until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl as it's mixing to get all the flour into the batter.
1/2 cup buttermilk
Fold in bananas and strawberries with a wooden spoon or spatula to cake batter - you want to keep the chunks in tact.
Pour batter into parchment-lined baking dish
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (do not overbake – check at 35 min)
Remove from oven. For best results, cover with plastic wrap and place pan in freezer for 45 minutes. This helps keep the cake extra moist!
Frost cake once cooled.
Frosting Instructions
Beat together powdered sugar and cream cheese
2/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup cream cheese
Add heavy cream and vanilla and beat with mixer until smooth
1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 cup heavy cream
Notes
**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**