DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Banana Cake
Buttery banana sheet cake with a tangy cream-cheese frosting.
About Banana Cake
Sally McKenney shares an American banana sheet cake inspired by a family-reunion favourite. Ripe bananas, butter, eggs and buttermilk give this version its rich cake base beneath cream-cheese frosting.
White and light brown sugars sweeten the batter, with cinnamon and vanilla providing aroma. The frosting combines cream cheese, butter, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla for a sweet, tangy finish.
The cake has a soft, close crumb that remains dense without being heavy, as the author describes. A thick, smooth frosting covers the rectangular cake, which is refrigerated before serving.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Banana Cake
Sally McKenney’s American family-style banana sheet cake with cream-cheese frosting.
- Ripe bananasBase
- All-purpose flourBase
- Baking powderBinder
- Baking sodaBinder
- Ground cinnamonSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Unsalted butterBase · Cake and frosting
- Granulated sugarSweetener
- Light brown sugarSweetener
- EggsBinder
- Pure vanilla extractAromatic · Cake and frosting
- ButtermilkLiquid
- Full-fat brick cream cheeseTopping · Frosting
- Confectioners’ sugarSweetener · Frosting
- Pan greasing mediumCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ripe bananas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Fresh spotty ripe branch, not thawed-frozen alternative.
- All-purpose flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Broader flour link; actual AP wheat flour.
- Baking powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Baking soda: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cinnamon, ground form.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Cake and frosting allocations consolidated.
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Broader butter link; actual unsalted, separate portions consolidated.
- Granulated sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Light brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Chosen light branch182, not dark.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed
- Pure vanilla extract: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Buttermilk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual buttermilk, no lemon/vinegar soured-milk substitute.
- Full-fat brick cream cheese: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Broader cream cheese link; exact full-fat brick form.
- Confectioners’ sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required frosting sugar plus conditional extra same sugar200, not extra ingredient.
- Pan greasing medium: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicitly greased194, exact medium not named; not assumed listed butter.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Sao Tome and PrincipeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- American Cuisine
- São Toméan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.