Banana Chiffon Cake with Banana–Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Banana Chiffon Cake with Banana–Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder, preferably aluminum-free; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 large eggs, separated, at room temperature; 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising); 1⅓ cups granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup mashed extra-ripe bananas (about 2½ large bananas); 1 recipe Banana-Cream Cheese Frosting; 1 large egg white; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; ¾ cup buttermilk; ⅓ cup canola oil

Preparation info

Serves
12 to 16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

Bananas are one of those fruits that everyone loves and that go well with anything. This light and fluffy cake improves upon an already good thing. Put mashed bananas in the batter and top the cake with a banana–cream cheese frosting, and banana lovers will rejoice.

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1⅓ cups granulated sugar
1

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan, then line the bottom with parchment and butter it as well. Lightly dust the