California Olive Ranch Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread With Vanilla Bean Frosting
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan and line with parchment paper

  2. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, olive oil, salt, and flour until a thick paste forms

  3. In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth

  4. Whisk in granulated sugar, brown sugar, and olive oil until well combined

  5. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in vanilla extract

  6. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and kosher salt

  7. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and gently fold until combined, slowly pouring in buttermilk

  8. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan

  9. Spoon cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter and gently swirl with a butter knife

  10. Bake for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean

  11. Let bread rest for at least 20 minutes, then remove from pan and cool for another 30 minutes

  12. For frosting, beat softened cream cheese and butter until smooth using a hand mixer

  13. Add powdered sugar to taste and mix in vanilla bean paste

  14. Once bread is fully cooled, spread frosting on top, slice, and serve

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍞Bread

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 1h

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