Strawberry Banana Cake Recipe
This Strawberry Banana Cake is a light and fluffy cake that's a little tart and oh-so-sweet! The cake is incredibly moist and tender with banana mashed up right there in the batter and strawberries mixed into every bite. This is a perfect cake for serving at breakfast, brunch, or of course for dessert.
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 Ripe Banana, large
- ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
- 10-12 Strawberries, diced
- 4 tablespoon Softened butter salted or unsalted
- ¼ cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup White sugar
- 1 Egg, large
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Buttermilk
Vanilla Icing
- 2 Cups Confectioners Sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2 Tablespoons Softened Butter, unsalted
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Cake Steps
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8×8” or 9x9" baking dish with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small-medium bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt). Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the banana and smash it.
- Dice the strawberries and add to bowl with bananas along with the lemon juice.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined with hand mixer on medium speed.
- Add in egg and vanilla and mix ingredients on high until light & fluffy.
- Alternate adding the buttermilk and the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet ingredients (sugar/egg batter) in mixing bowl. Mix with a whisk or spoon until combined. Tip: make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl and incorporate that into the batter.
- Last, add the mashed bananas and strawberries to the batter and gently fold them in.
- Pour batter (it will be thick) into greased or parchment-lined baking dish.
- Bake at 350 F degrees for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool before frosting.
Frosting Steps
- To a medium-large mixing bowl, add the confectioners sugar, softened butter, and milk. Mix to combine completely so that there are no lumps. Then stir in the vanilla extract.
