If you love bananas, this recipe for Ina Garten Banana Cake is a must make!
This recipe for Ina Garten’s Banana Cake is the recipe that helped inspired my Cooking with Ina series.
Shortly after I read Ina Garten’s memoir Be Ready When Luck Happens, my sister told me how much her family loved the banana cake recipe from Ina Garten.
After hearing her rave about it, I knew I had to try it. I also knew that I had to try it gluten free.
Today, I am sharing both versions. I am sharing Ina Garten’s Banana Cake recipe and how I made it into a gluten-free banana cake.
This banana cake was so good! I have made it multiple times over the last few months, and we loved it.
It is moist and delicious! It has the perfect amount of banana flavor.
And the frosting! I love a good cream cheese frosting, and Ina Garten’s cream cheese frosting recipe is a good one.
What I Changed
For this recipe, I did not change a lot.
The original recipe called for orange zest. I did not have any orange zest or oranges for orange zest when I made it. It worked fine without it. I am sure it would add a lot of flavor, but I have just left it out.
I have made this with and without walnuts. It is good both ways. The original recipe called for you to put walnut halves on top of the frosting for a decorative touch, but I have not done that.
The original recipe called for making this in an 8×2 round cake pan. I have made it that way, but it also works in an 8×8 square cake pan or doubled and made in a 9×13 pan. If you do that, you just have to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
The day I took the above picture, I doubled it and made it in a 9×13 pan. You make it in a 9×13 pan; you can add 1 1/2 of the frosting instead of doubling the frosting.
Gluten Free Banana Cake
This recipe is easy to make gluten free. The gluten free version is so good. This is a dessert that you could serve anyone and they would not know that it was gluten free.
To make this gluten free all you have to do is use Bob’s Red Mill 1 to1 Gluten Free Flour blend. Other gluten free blends may work, but I only tested it with Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 blend.
Make sure to also read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten free.
Ingredients
- ripe bananas
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- oil
- eggs
- sour cream
- vanilla extract
- flour or Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend
- baking soda
- salt
- walnuts, optional
- cream cheese
- butter
- powdered sugar
Ina Garten Banana Cake Recipe
Ina Garten's Banana Cake recipe is the perfect way to use up those overripe bananas on the counter.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour or Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Frosting
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 stick ( 6 ounce) butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9x2 round cake pan or an 8x8 cake pan.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine banana, sugar, and brown sugar at low speed until combined.
- Add in oil, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients and mix on low just until combined.
- Stir in walnuts if using.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, make the frosting by mixing cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread frosting on cooled cake.
- Place walnut halves on top of the cake if desired for
Notes
The gluten free version of this recipe was tested with Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 gluten free blend. Other blends may work, but they have not been tested.
The original recipe said to make this in an 8x2 round cake pan. I have made it that way, but it also works made in an 8x8 square cake pan or doubled and made in a 9x13 pan. You just have to add a few minutes on to the cooking time if you do that.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 504Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 256mgCarbohydrates: 75gFiber: 2gSugar: 47gProtein: 6g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
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