Name: Banana Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 C Mashed Bananas (ripe); 2 C Flour; 2 Eggs (room temp); 1 Tsp Baking Powder; 1 Tsp Baking Soda; 1/2 C Salted Butter (room temp); 3/4 C Granulated Sugar; 1/4 C Brown Sugar; 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract; 3/4 C Milk; Frosting-; 8 Ounces Cream Cheese (room temp); 2 Tbsp Salted Butter (room temp); 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract; 1/4 C + 1/8 C Confectioners Sugar; 1/4 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

This banana cake with chocolate chip cream cheese icing will be a family favorite. It’s soft, not overly sweet and the perfect amount of banana flavor.

It is that time of year again to start making lighter meals and desserts. This cake is perfect for the change to warmer weather!

This would be perfect to make for a birthday, Mother’s Day, anniversary, or truly any occasion. It’s pretty enough to be for those special occasions but easy enough to make, it’s great for dessert any day of the week.

Be sure to try my Banana Bread, Banana Pancakes, and Mini Banana Bread Muffins recipes!

Kitchen Tools Needed

9-inch cake pan
Stand mixer/handheld mixer
Mixing bowls
Spatula
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Frosting knife
Cutting Board

Ingredients

Bananas
Eggs
Flour
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Salted Butter
Granulated Sugar
Brown Sugar
Vanilla Extract
Milk
Cream Cheese
Confectioners Sugar
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a stand mixer bowl, add the softened salted butter and beat for a couple minutes to cream it. Add in both sugars and mix them into the butter for about a minute.
Add in a cup worth of mashed bananas, the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until just combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Slowly incorporate this into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Pour into your greased and lined cake pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until when a toothpick is put into the middle of the cake and comes out clean, no batter stuck to it.
Once the cake has been removed from the oven, let it set for about 5 minutes before removing it from the cake pan and letting it finish cooling on a rack.
While the cake is cooling, make the frosting. Either using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the softened cream cheese until it smooth. Mix in the softened butter. Next add in the vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Beat until very smooth and creamy, no lumps.
Roughly chop the semi-sweet chocolate chips and with a spatula, gently mix them into the frosting.
Once the cake has completely cooled, ice the cake with the frosting. It can be served immediately but it is best served chilled. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Banana Cake

Yield: 10

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

This banana cake with chocolate chip cream cheese icing will be a family favorite. It's soft, not overly sweet and the perfect amount of banana flavor.

Ingredients

1 C Mashed Bananas (ripe)
2 C Flour
2 Eggs (room temp)
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 C Salted Butter (room temp)
3/4 C Granulated Sugar
1/4 C Brown Sugar
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
3/4 C Milk
Frosting-
8 Ounces Cream Cheese (room temp)
2 Tbsp Salted Butter (room temp)
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 C + 1/8 C Confectioners Sugar
1/4 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a stand mixer bowl, add the softened salted butter and beat for a couple minutes to cream it. Add in both sugars and mix them into the butter for about a minute.
Add in a cup worth of mashed bananas, the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until just combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Slowly incorporate this into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Pour into your greased and lined cake pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until when a toothpick is put into the middle of the cake and comes out clean, no batter stuck to it.
Once the cake has been removed from the oven, let it set for about 5 minutes before removing it from the cake pan and letting it finish cooling on a rack.
While the cake is cooling, make the frosting. Either using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the softened cream cheese until it smooth. Mix in the softened butter. Next add in the vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Beat until very smooth and creamy, no lumps.
Roughly chop the semi-sweet chocolate chips and with a spatula, gently mix them into the frosting.
Once the cake has completely cooled, ice the cake with the frosting. It can be served immediately but it is best served chilled. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

You can omit the semi-sweet chocolate chips if you would prefer just a plain cream cheese frosting. You can also use any flavor of chips you'd like as well. Very customizable.