Cinnamon Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Imagine combining the flavors of cinnamon rolls and banana bread.
Can you taste the cinnamon, banana and cream cheese frosting all mixed together?
Are you drooling yet?

That is the flavor of this cake...
Cinnamon Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting!

This recipe was inspired by a bag of cinnamon chips in my pantry.
I started brainstorming new ways to use them and came up with this fantastic combination.

The cinnamon chips really add a kick of flavor to the banana cake,
and the (seriously yummy!) cinnamon cream cheese frosting is the perfect way to top it off.

All you banana bread and cinnamon roll fans are going to LOVE this cake!

Cinnamon Banana Cake

by Bird On A Cake

Ingredients

Cinnamon Banana Cake

1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs (room temperature)
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 c. milk mixed with 1 T. vinegar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup cinnamon baking chips

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. package cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

Cinnamon Banana Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of three 8 inch cake pans with wax paper, and grease the sides.

In a large bowl, mix together the bananas and both sugars. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add oil, buttermilk and vanilla; mix until well combined.

In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture; combine well. Stir in the cinnamon chips.

Divide batter equally into prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool on a rack.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla. Gradually add the sugar, beating until fluffy. Mix in cinnamon.