Strawberry Banana Cake
An easy Strawberry Banana Cake filled with mashed bananas, strawberry chunks and topped with a delicious strawberry cream cheese frosting!
Ingredients
Strawberry Banana Cake
- 1 large banana, very ripe see notes
- 6 tablespoon (84 g) unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (66 g) brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 3 tablespoon neutral oil vegetable, canola, avocado, etc.
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk see notes
- 1½ cups (180 g) all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 oz. cream cheese, cold block, full fat
- 4 tablespoon (56 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup Free-dried strawberry slices
Instructions
Strawberry Banana Cake
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Mash the banana, chop the strawberries.Coat strawberries: Toss the strawberries in a tablespoon of flour and set them aside (this helps them from sinking to the bottom).1 large banana, very ripe, 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, mix and set aside.1½ cups (180 g) all purpose flour, 1½ tsp cinnamon, ¾ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, add the slightly cooled melted butter and sugars and mix until well combined. Then add the eggs, oil, vanilla extract and mix. Then add the mashed bananas and buttermilk, and mix until incorporated.6 tbsp (84 g) unsalted butter, ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, ⅓ cup (66 g) brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 3 tbsp neutral oil, ½ cup buttermilk, 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- Combine: Sift in the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Do not over mix.
- Add strawberries: using a spatula, fold in the strawberries.
- Pour & Bake: Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Depending on your oven, it could take more or less time. If you feel like the top is browning too much, cover it loosely with foil. Start checking at 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- Prep strawberry: Pulse the freeze dried strawberries in a food processor or a nutri-bullet until completely powdery.½ cup Free-dried strawberry slices
- Beat: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until combined and smooth, for about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and salt and beat until combined, then add the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time until each addition is incorporated. Once all incorporated and smooth, add the freeze fried strawberries and beat until completely combined.6 oz. cream cheese, cold, 4 tbsp (56 g) unsalted butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp salt, 1½ cups powdered sugar
- Frost: Once cake is completely cooled, frost.
Notes
2026 update: If you've made this recipe in the past, you might notice I took out the creaming step. I now use the same mixing method as my other banana cakes; it's simpler, more consistent, and still gives you that moist and delicious crumb.
Ripe bananas: If you don't have any ripe bananas but want to make this recipe, bake bananas on a lined baking sheet at 350 degrees F. for about 15 minutes until the peels are black.
Buttermilk: If you don't have any buttermilk on hand, add ½ tablespoon of vinegar to milk and let it sit and curdle for 5 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 248mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 410IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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