Pineapple Banana Spice Cake. Need a delicious cake and one you can whip up in minutes and wow your guests? Then try this Pineapple Banana Spice Cake! Super moist and delicious, this pineapple banana spice cake is loaded with crushed pineapple, mashed bananas, warm spices and topped with a simple frosting. With a melt-in-your-mouth quality and a luscious vanilla cream cheese frosting, this cake will have your guests asking for more!
All cakes always bring a smile every time one is placed on the table, regardless of the festivity. I made this cake and served it to friends at a cocktail party, much to everyone’s enjoyment. And, I was lucky enough to get a few photos before it disappeared!
Cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar gave this pineapple banana spice cake an underlying warm spice flavor and it’s warm color.
These warm flavors work very well, balancing out the sweet pineapple and bananas – not too overpowering and not too sweet.
You really can’t go wrong with this cake. It’s super easy to make and bake! Each bite offers wonderful flavors. The vanilla cream cheese frosting is also a simple recipe to whip up.
It is made with only 4 ingredients: cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. And it pairs very nicely with this pineapple banana spice cake.
Serve it chilled or at room temperature. Try it, it won’t disappoint!
ENJOY!!
Pineapple Banana Spice Cake
Author: 2 sisters recipes
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 8 to 10
Pineapple Banana Spice Cake is a wonderful moist cake loaded with crushed pineapple, mashed bananas and warm spices making this cake amazingly delicious! Super easy to whip up and bake!
Ingredients
- 3 cups of all -purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 + ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups crushed pineapple (or 16-ounce can,do not drain liquid)
- 1 + ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 + ¾ cups of mashed bananas ( I used 3 small bananas)
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 4 ounce package of cream cheese, soften
- ¼ cup of butter (1/2 of a stick), soften
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups powered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Butter generously (or spray) and flour a bundt cake pan. Set aside.
- Combine all the dry ingredients (the first seven ingredients) in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil and stir or use a good whisk until the dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not over beat).
- Stir in pineapple, vanilla extract and mashed bananas and stir until well combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared bundt cake pan.
- BAKE for 1 hour and 10 minutes. The toothpick should come out clean when cake is done.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Flip the cake out onto a cake plate.
- Set cake aside to cool completely before frosting.
Directions for Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In a medium size bowl, beat cream cheese with butter. Add in vanilla extract and beat again.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until light and fluffy.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Frost cake with a knife or spatula. Serve cake at room temperature, and refrigerate and remaining cake.
- Serves 10 to 12
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Anna and Liz
8 Comments
sue | the view from great island
January 15, 2019 at 10:49 amThis sounds heavenly! I love a great bundt cake, especially during these gloomy winter days 🙂
2 Sisters Recipes
January 15, 2019 at 11:23 amThanks Sue! … we agree 100%!
Roz | La Bella Vita Cucina
January 15, 2019 at 6:53 pmI can only imagine how the juiciness of the pineapple combined with the moistness of banana make this so super-moist and delicious! This is a must make since we’re banana bread nuts . . . and I adore pineapple! Way to go you two super-cooks!
by Anna and Liz
January 15, 2019 at 11:04 pmAw, you are too sweet Roz! Yes it is super moist and amazingly delicious! This one is a definite winner!
Susan
January 19, 2019 at 11:39 amThis looks so moist and delicious! My MIL used to make a cake with crushed pineapple very similar but I had lost the recipe. Thank you!
2 Sisters Recipes
January 19, 2019 at 1:49 pmYou’re welcome! 🙂
Jeff the Chef
January 22, 2019 at 12:18 amWhat a wonderful-sounding cake! I love the flavors and context. Save me a piece!
2 Sisters Recipes
January 22, 2019 at 11:14 amI certainly will !! Lol, thanks Jeff!