This recipe was designed for Ground Up by Dre Rawlings
This is a perfect 'weeknight' cake. It's unfussy and comes together very quickly, but also feels special because: FROSTING!
Ground Up Cornmeal in combination with Spelt and Pastry flour produces a cake with depth and texture, while the banana and buttermilk keep it super-moist. Lots of poppyseeds for fun!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe banana (approx. 3 large bananas)
- 1 tbsp. vegetable or avocado oil
- ¾ cup buttermilk, room temp
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup Ground Up cornmeal
- ½ cup Ground Up Spelt Flour
- ½ cup Ground Up pastry flour
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ cup poppy seeds
Frosting:
- 7 oz. (½ package) cream cheese, softened
- 5 tbsp. butter, room temperature
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tbsp. buttermilk
- Zest of one small lemon
- Pinch of Kosher salt
- Chopped pecans or walnuts to sprinkle on top (optional)
Instructions
For the Cake (so easy!):
- Mix wet ingredients in one bowl. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix until just combined and all flour is absorbed.
- Pour batter into a greased 9 ½" square cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
For the Frosting:
- Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend with electric beaters until creamy. Spread on the completely cooled cake.
