Banana Blueberry Cake
A deliciously flavorful easy cake made with bananas and blueberries for extra fruit flavor engulfed in a tender cake with a silky cream cheese frosting
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 bananas nice and soft, or microwave for a few seconds to easily mash
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
cream cheese frosting
- 2 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 4 tablespoons butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk
Toppings
- 1/3 cup fresh blueberries
- small basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°.
- Prepare a 12" cast iron skillet or similar with a baking spray or 2 8" round cake pans or a 13x9 pan for easy release.
- In the bowl of, a mixer beat the butter, then add in the sugar and mix it until it's light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs one at a time mixing well after each egg is added.
- Mix in the banana.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt,.
- As you begin to blend that in pour in the milk as you're mixing on low to medium speed.
- As it combines raise the speed to medium for about 15 seconds so it's all smooth and well blended.
- Stir in the blueberries by hand so they don't become a mess and break all into pieces.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is cooling mix up the frosting.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth in the bowl of a mixer.
- Add in the powdered sugar and heavy cream, start on low until the powdered sugar is combined so it doesn't make a mess, then increase the speed to medium and then to high, it'll whip up smooth and silky.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and top with additional blueberries and some basil leaves is desired.