Name: Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened -; 2 cups sugar -; 3 large eggs, room temperature -; 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 large) -; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 3 cups all-purpose flour -; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder -; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda -; 1 teaspoon salt -; 3/4 cup buttermilk -; 3/4 cup chopped unsalted pistachios, toasted -; CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: -; 2 containers (8 ounces each) whipped cream cheese, room temperature -; 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 1/2 cup baking cocoa -; 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

Ingredients for - Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

1. 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

2. 2 cups sugar

3. 3 large eggs, room temperature

4. 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 large)

5. 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6. 3 cups all-purpose flour

7. 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

8. 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

9. 1 teaspoon salt

10. 3/4 cup buttermilk

11. 3/4 cup chopped unsalted pistachios, toasted

12. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

13. 2 containers (8 ounces each) whipped cream cheese, room temperature

14. 1/2 cup butter, softened

15. 1/2 cup baking cocoa

16. 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

17. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

How to cook deliciously - Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios.

2 . Stage

Transfer to 2 greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

3 . Stage

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy.

4 . Stage

Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and sides with 2 cups frosting.

5 . Stage

Decorate cake as desired with remaining frosting. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is set.