Banana and blueberries cake with cream cheese frosting

Blueberry banana cake

This was like a last minute cake for my friends birthday so had to make with whatever ingredients i had at home,had leftover mashed bananas from the banana bread i made a day ago and only other fruit in the fridge was blueberries and thanks to annie for providing the eggs as my fridge is pretty empty😂really need to go grocery shopping

Blueberry Banana Cake:

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup butter room temperature

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 large eggs room temperature

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 3-4drops banana extract-optional

• 1/2-3/4 cup bananas mashed, make sure ripe or over ripe

• 1/2 cup buttermilk room temperature

• I made my own with adding 1tsp vinegar to milk and sit for 15min

• 1 cup blueberries add 2tbsp flour to berries so they dont sink, u can use fresh or frozen

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1/2cup butter room temperature

• 1/2 cup cream cheese do not use low fat and make sure at room temperature

• 1-3 cups powdered sugar start low and add more tasting sweetness and to add more stiffness if needed

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2drops banana extract optional

Cake:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease three 6" cake rounds, or two 8” pans

• Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat on until pale and fluffy
  

• add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla ,banana extract and mashed bananas and mix well
  

• Add flour ,salt, baking powder and buttermilk till mixed ,dont overmix
  

• Gently fold in blueberries
  

• Spread batter evenly intopans and bake for 30mins ,do the tooth pick test
  

• Place cakes onto wire rack to cool completely.
  

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy about 2 min Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add vanilla and banana extracts and beat until fluffy
  

Assembly:

• Assemble with layers of frosting between all layers

• And on the outside and too of cake

• U can smooth it completely or keep a rustic look,i used offset spatula as i wanted a bit of “undone” look

• It is always helpful to keep cake in fridge or freezer for 10-15 minutes after applying thin layer of frosting and then putting on the rest of it to give more smooth or even distribution
  

• Top with fresh blueberries and thyme sprigs if desired.

• This ended up tasting really good ,i used 11/4 cup powdered sugar as the butter with cream cheese held the frosting well,sometimes i dont have good luck with creamcheese frosting😬