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Banana Bread With Cream Cheese Frosting

When you have bananas that are too ripe for eating out of hand, give them a second chance in banana bread with a cream cheese frosting.
Banana Bread Cream Cheese Frosting Served
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Cooling: 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Servings (slide to adjust): 8 servings
Chef Adrienne Boswell
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Easy
Newsletter: 2024-06-30
Allergen: Dairy, Gluten
Calories per serving: 454kcal
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Equipment

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Sifter
*Sifter (optional but preferred)
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Egg beater
*Egg beater (optional)
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Stand Mixer
*Stand Mixer
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Loaf Pan
*Loaf Pan
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Parchment Paper
*Parchment Paper

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Ingredients

Banana Bread

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 2 eggs yolks
  • 2 cups *flour, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 egg whites

Frosting

  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ package cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoons lemon juice
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Ingredients necessary for the recipe step are in italic. Ingredient measurements may vary due to measurement tools used.

Instructions

Banana Bread

  • Mise en Place
    Banana Bread Mise En Place
  • Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs yolks
    In a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the two egg yolks and beat.
  • 1 cup mashed banana
    Add the banana, and beat.
    Banana Bread Batter
  • 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
    Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to the mixture to the batter slowly while beating on low-speed.
    Banana Bread Flour
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    When all the flour has been added, increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and beat for one more minute.
  • 2 egg whites
    Beat the egg whites with an egg beater in a separate bowl until they form medium peaks.
    Banana Bread Egg Whites
  • Fold the whites into the mixture and stir lightly until no white marks remain.
    Banana Bread Mixed
  • Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
    Banana Bread Bread Pan
  • Cool in the loaf pan.
    Banana Bread Baked
  • When the cake is cool, remove it from the pan for frosting.
    Banana Bread Plated

Frosting

  • Mise en place
    Banana Bread Cream Cheese Frosting Mise En Place
  • 1/4 cup butter, 3/4 package cream cheese
    In a clean stand mixer bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together.
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
    Slowly add the powdered sugar.
  • 1 teaspoons lemon juice
    Continue beating, and add the lemon juice.
    Banana Bread Cream Cheese Frosting Mixed
  • If the mixture is too thin, add more powdered sugar, if it's too thick, add more milk.
  • Frost the cooled loaf on the top and sides,
    Banana Bread Cream Cheese Frosting Spread

Notes

You can add nuts if you want, or omit the frosting if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 407mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 1gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 611IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 2mg
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