The Easiest Banana Bread Ever w/ Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting
 
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The easiest and most delicious banana bread you will make
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Modern
Serves: 10
Ingredients
Banana bread
  • 2 large bananas – very ripe
  • 125g unsalted butter – room temperature
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 100ml buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 225g self raising flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Lemony cream cheese frosting
  • 250g cream cheese
  • 65g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 800g icing sugar mixture
Method
  1. Pre heat oven 180°C / 360°F and grease a rectangular bread tin. Cut some baking paper to line the base and then set aside.
  2. Place the banana, butter, buttermilk, eggs, caster sugar and vanilla in to a food processor and process for about 2 minutes
  3. Add the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon and process till just combined.
  4. Pour this into your prepared bread tin and cook in the oven for 1 hour or till a skewer comes out clean.
  5. Leave to cool completely before topping with the cream cheese frosting.
Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Makes about 4 cups but can be halved
  2. Freezes well
  3. Beat the cream cheese, butter, lemon juice and vanilla till smooth.
  4. Add half of the icing sugar and mix well.
  5. Add last half and mix well.
  6. Add more juice or icing sugar till you get the consistency you want.
Recipe by Finding Feasts at https://www.findingfeasts.com.au/recipe-index/the-easiest-banana-bread-ever-w-lemony-cream-cheese-frosting/