Yield: 20 servings
Chocolate Banana Cake
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Chocolate Banana Cake is the perfect marriage of chocolate and bananas in a delicious 13x9 snack cake! Topped with delicious cream cheese frosting, you'll love this easy recipe!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 medium bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- ½ batch cream cheese frosting (see notes below)
- ¼ cup walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- In mixer, blend butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beat until combined. Blend in bananas. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add cocoa powder, just until combined, do not overmix.
- Spread in bottom of greased 13x9 pan (I use my butter wrapper to grease the pan).
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
Notes
- FROSTING: You'll need a half batch of our delicious cream cheese frosting. Or use ½ batch of chocolate frosting for a rich decadent cake.
- COCOA: Choose a high quality unsweetened cocoa powder like Ghirardelli. This reduces the bitterness that some brands have.
- STORAGE: This cake is delicious served cold. Store in airtight container in refrigerator (or room temperature if preferred) for up to 4 days. Or freeze for up to 3 months.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 146mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.