banana cake
A moist and flavorful banana cake layered with chocolate chips and topped with rich cream cheese frosting.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter
- 0.5 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cups packed light brown sugar
- 0.5 cups granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 0.5 cups mashed overripe banana about 2 bananas
- 1.25 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 0.75 cups butter room temperature
- 9 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 cups natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare three 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper and baking spray.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Add butter, sugars, oil, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and beat until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing until combined after each addition. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- Add half of the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
- Mix in mashed bananas until well combined.
- Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in chocolate chips.
- Divide batter evenly into pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Gradually add half of the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, mixing until smooth.
- Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Mix in remaining powdered sugar until fluffy.
- Assemble the cake layers with frosting between each and cover the outside with remaining frosting.
Notes
Enjoy this delicious banana chocolate chip cake!