Instead of using sugar, this banana bread is baked with maple syrup. It has a terrific taste, is incredibly moist, and only contains natural ingredients. I prefer using organic ingredients whenever feasible, but anything will do.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 4 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar, or more as needed
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in 2 cups powdered sugar, cocoa powder, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt. Add buttermilk in small amounts until well combined. Add remaining 2 cups powdered sugar.
- Do not use margarine or any other substitutions for the butter.
- Keep in mind that amounts of milk and powdered sugar can be adjusted according to the desired consistency and yield. I use 6 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 cup buttermilk (give or take 1 to 2 tablespoons) to frost a 3-layer 9-inch round devil’s food cake.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 189 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 25 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 21 mg |
| Sugars | 25 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
A little firm but best tasting I’ve ever made/ used! Its good!
Absolutely ruined my cake. I created an account just to leave this review- super runny, I wouldn’t even qualify it as frosting. More of a glaze IF THAT. I added I don’t know how maybe tablespoons of cornstarch to not avail- ratios are extremely off. Avoid. Save your time
This recipe was spot on and so easy to use! Our kids loved it on yellow cupcakes
Excellent recipe. I cut back the almond extract as another reviewer suggested, and even 1 tsp. gave a fairly strong almond flavour — I would definitely not use 2 tsps. as written. The icing sets up nicely after sitting — still creamy but not sloppy.
Delicious!! Go easy on the almond extract, I added a little extra, but next time I will just keep it exact.