Banana Cake with Maple Banana Frosting Recipe

Tired of using your overripe bananas for banana bread and want to make something special and sweet. Sugarman’s Banana Cake recipe will scratch that ich. Combining the smooth sweetness of bananas with a sugary maple frosting, all brought together with a light fluffy cake – every bite will be savored! The perfect banana dessert that takes the idea of a sweet treat to a whole new level.

Ingredients – Maple Banana Cake
1 ½ cups Bananas
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
3 cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ stick unsalted butter
1 ½ cups Sugarman Bananas Foster Maple Syrup
¼ cups brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups buttermilk

Ingredients – Maple Banana Cream Cheese Frosting
3 tablespoons unsalted butter (make sure the butter is at room temperature)
1 cup cream cheese (room temperature)
4 tablespoons Sugarman Bananas Foster Maple Syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon orange juice or lemon juice

Directions
Start off by preheating the oven to 275 degrees F and greasing a 9-inch cake pan with butter or cooking spray. In a small bowl combine bananas and lemon juice and set aside. In a slightly larger bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl mix together the butter, Sugarman’s Bananas Foster Maple Syrup and brown sugar. Once slightly combined add in eggs and vanilla extract until fully combined. Next, alternate adding in the dry ingredients and buttermilk after all the contents in the mixing bowl in combine then begin to fold in the bananas. Pour the batter into the greased 9-inch baking pans and bake for 35-40 minutes. When testing to see if the cake is done with a toothpick, crumbs should still stick to the toothpick. Take the cakes out of the oven and let cool. Remove the cakes from the cake pans and let cool further on a baking rack while you start to begin the frosting.

Instructions – Cream Cheese Frosting
In a mixing bowl with a stand attachment, mix the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add in the Sugarman's Bananas Foster Maple Syrup, vanilla, salt, and lemon or orange juice. Combine all the contents in the bowl until light and fluffy. If the consistency is too runny and peaks do not form stick the contents in the fridge and allow contents to harden to a more
Instructions – Part 2
Once you have made both the frosting and the cakes have cooled fully, you can begin to frost your cake. Start by frosting the middle layer and then frost the outside of the cake by starting with the top forming a crumb coat and then adding more frosting to the cake until the sides are covered. Once frosted, serve alone or with ice cream and enjoy.