Here’s a moist, fluffy, bakery-style Banana Cake that’s perfect with or without frosting. It uses real bananas, stays soft for days, and works great as a sheet cake or layer cake.
🍌✨ Super Moist Banana Cake
Serves: 12–16
Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 30–35 minutes (9×13 pan)
Ingredients
Dry
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Wet
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2–3 bananas)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🧁 Instructions
1. Preheat Oven
- Preheat to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9×13-inch pan or two 8-inch round pans.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. Cream Butter & Sugar
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix in mashed bananas and vanilla.
4. Combine
- Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Mix JUST until combined — don’t overmix.
5. Bake
- Spread batter evenly in the pan.
- Bake 30–35 minutes for a 9×13 (or 25–30 minutes for round pans).
- A toothpick should come out clean.
6. Cool & Frost (Optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Beat until smooth and fluffy. Spread over completely cooled cake.
⭐ Tips for the BEST Banana Cake
- Use very ripe bananas (brown spots = better sweetness + flavor).
- Buttermilk keeps it ultra moist — substitute with 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar if needed.
- Chill the frosted cake for 1 hour — makes it slice beautifully.
- Add ½–1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans for texture.
Variations
- Banana Walnut Cake
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
- Banana Sheet Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
- Banana Layer Cake
Want a banana loaf cake, banana cupcakes, or banana poke cake recipe too?
