🍌 Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Walnuts

Here’s a rich, moist, and utterly delicious recipe for Classic Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Walnuts — just like the decadent, banana-studded slice in your image! This cake is loaded with ripe bananas, toasted walnuts, and a silky cream cheese frosting that drips down the sides. Topped with fresh banana slices and more nuts, it’s pure comfort food heaven.

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🍌 Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Walnuts

Moist, nutty, sweet, and crowned with creamy frosting — this is banana bread’s fancy cousin.

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📋 Ingredients:

For the Cake:

• 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks / 226g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ¾ cups (350g) granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup (240ml) sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp lemon juice (to brighten flavor)
• 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
• ½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil
• ½ cup (120ml) whole milk
• 1 cup (120g) chopped walnuts (plus extra for topping)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 8 oz (226g) full-fat cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup (1 stick / 113g) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 1–2 tbsp heavy cream or milk, if needed for consistency

For Topping:

• 1–2 bananas, sliced
• ¼ cup toasted walnuts
• Optional: drizzle of caramel sauce

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