{"id":214,"date":"2026-09-23T23:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2026-09-23T23:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:14:56","slug":"banana-layer-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Banana Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Prep Time:<\/strong> 25 mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Cook Time:<\/strong> 35 mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Total Time:<\/strong> 1 hr 00 mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Servings:<\/strong> 10\u201312 slices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Banana Cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 \u00bd cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3-4 bananas)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 2 cups all-purpose flour  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 teaspoon baking soda  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u00bc teaspoon salt  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u00bd cup unsalted butter, softened  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 cup granulated sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 2 large eggs, room temperature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 \u00bd tablespoons poppy seeds (visible in cake layers)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Cream Cheese Frosting & Garnish:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u00bd cup unsalted butter, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 3 cups powdered sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Fresh banana slices (for garnish on top)<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Preheat & Prepare:<\/strong> Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans or line the bottoms with parchment paper.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Mix Dry Ingredients:<\/strong> In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and poppy seeds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Cream Butter & Sugar:<\/strong> In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Combine Batter:<\/strong> Alternate adding the flour mixture and mashed bananas to the wet mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Bake:<\/strong> Divide batter evenly between prepared cake pans. Bake for 30\u201335 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Make Frosting:<\/strong> Beat cream cheese and softened butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until creamy and fluffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Assemble & Serve:<\/strong> Place one cooled cake layer on a plate, spread a layer of cream cheese frosting over it, and place the second cake layer on top. Frost the top and sides, then finish with fresh banana slices before serving.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chef’s Pro Tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Prevent Banana Browning:<\/strong> Toss the decorative top banana slices in a splash of fresh lemon juice to prevent them from browning before serving.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Cool Completely:<\/strong> Ensure both cake layers are completely cold before applying cream cheese frosting to prevent it from melting off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 Prep Time: 25 mins  Cook Time: 35 mins  Total Time: 1 hr 00 mins  Servings: 10\u201312 slices Ingredients For the Banana Cake:  1 \u00bd cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3-4 bananas)    2 cups all-purpose flour    1 teaspoon baking soda    \u00bc teaspoon salt    \u00bd cup unsalted butter, softened    1 cup granulated sugar  2 large eggs, room … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}