Easy & Moist Spiced Banana Cake 

This light and fluffy cake is filled with comforting warm spices, lightly sweetened with bananas and brown sugar, and topped with a lusciously rich and nutty brown butter cream cheese rum glaze.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the all purpose flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder. Whisk in the kosher salt.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Set aside.

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Beat the butter and both sugars at medium low speed until combined. Increase speed to medium and continue to beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. See Full Recipe

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract with the last egg.

On medium speed, beat in the mashed bananas. The mixture will look curdled but that’s ok!!

With the mixer on low speed gradually add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.

With the mixer on low speed gradually add the buttermilk alternately with the flour mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 65 to 75 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese and brown butter together on high speed until smooth.

Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed. Lastly, add in the rum and half and half, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Pour glaze over the cooled cake.

This Easy & Moist Spiced Banana Cake is warm, rich, and filled with banana flavor!! An ode to Southern banana desserts, this decadent cake is sure to become an instant classic!!