Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of sweet bananas and rich chocolate chips in this moist and flavorful Banana Cake. Perfect for dessert or a sweet snack!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 bananas)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus more for topping)
Optional Additions:
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×9-inch square baking pan.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, mashed bananas, and sour cream.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine Mixtures: Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Bake: Pour batter into the pan, top with extra chocolate chips, and bake for 35–40 minutes.
- Cool and Serve: Let the cake cool before slicing. Enjoy!
Notes
- For extra flavor, add chopped walnuts or pecans to the batter.
- This cake stays moist for days and can be frozen in slices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
