Zucchini Banana Cake Squares with Cream Cheese Frosting
From Betty Crocker, this is a moist, flavorful zucchini banana cake that needs no fork! It is really a snack cake. The squares are small and sturdy enough to pick up with your hands. Not overly spiced, you can really taste the zucchini and bananas!
Servings: 16
Calories: 247
Equipment
- 8-inch square cake pan
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE:
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup bananas ripe, mashed (about 2)
- 1 cup zucchini shredded ( 1 medium)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
FOR THE FROSTING:
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Grease or spray an 8x8-inch square pan then line it with parchment paper.
- FOR THE CAKE: In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In another small bowl mix the egg, oil, and vanilla extract. Then mix in the bananas, Then mix in the zucchini. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for an hour, then remove parchment paper and place the cake on a flat surface to frost it and then cut into squares.
- FOR THE FROSTING: With a mixer on medium speed, beat all the frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Optional: Sprinkle chopped nuts on top. Cut the cake into 16 squares.
- Cover and store the cake squares in the refrigerator.
EXTRA TIP:
SHREDDING: A food processor is the easiest way to shred the zucchini, or you can use a hand grater to shred it also.
BANANAS: Overripe bananas give great flavor! I put bananas that are soft in the freezer to use for baked goods. I put the frozen bananas in a dish in the microwave for a minute to soften them.
OPTIONAL: * Add 1 cup chopped nuts to the batter! And/or add chopped nuts on top of the frosting. * You can omit the cream cheese frosting and leave the cake plain or just sprinkle the top with confectioner’s sugar.