Banana Roll With Cheesecake Filling

The flavor reminds me of banana cream pie. The cheesecake filling is smooth and creamy and is the perfect compliment to the lightly flavored banana cake. The recipe also suggested adding a cream cheese frosting, but I feel like that is unnecessary and it would have made the cake too heavy. Instead, I think serving it plain or with a dollop of whipped cream is a much better idea.

Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

BANANA CAKE:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup + 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup mashed banana (around 1 large banana)
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (for dusting cake)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.  
2. Grease a 15×10×1-inch jelly-roll pan with butter. Line with parchment paper and grease with butter again, making sure to coat the entire surface and sides of the pan; set aside.  
3. For the filling: In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.  Add the egg, milk and vanilla and beat until combined.  Spread in the prepared pan; set aside.  

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