Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

A while ago I posted this recipe for Banana Cake. It is basically banana bread in a cake pan instead of a bread pan, with frosting. Delicious, but its dense. So when I found this recipe and the first thing she says is 'this is not banana bread with frosting', I had to make it. 

Turns out its a light, airy cake with a yummy banana flavor and not to mention it has chocolate chips and a sweet cream cheese frosting. If you have ripe bananas sitting around, forget the banana bread and make this!

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
Recipe Source: BakersRoyale.com

2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
1 cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 cup Brown Sugar, packed
2 Eggs
1 1/2 cups, about 3, Ripe Bananas, mashed
2/3 cup Buttermilk
1 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and whisk. Set aside.
 

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the butter and sugars and beat until light and fluffy. Turn mixer to low and add the eggs in one at time and beat until just combined. Add the bananas and mix until just combined.

3. Add flour mixture and the buttermilk to the mixture. With a wooden spoon stir in the mini chocolate chips. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
 

4. Bake for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove cakes from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

Frost with your favorite cream cheese frosting. I used this one.

Banana Cake

I am several bananas that looked too ripe to eat and I didn't just want to make bread. So while I was on facebook one day I noticed a friend of mine had had the same question and someone had responded with a link to think recipe and I couldn't resist. It is a dense cake and the frosting adds some sweet tangy-ness.

Banana Cake

Recipe Source: BakeOrBreak.com

2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
1 Large Egg White, at room temperature
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
4 large Ripe Bananas
1/4 cup Milk

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, oil, and sugar. Beat in eggs and egg white, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.

3. In a small bowl, mash bananas with milk and set aside. Gradually mix half of dry ingredients into butter mixture. Mix in bananas. Mix in remaining dry ingredients. Pour cake batter into prepared baking pan.

4. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack.

Frosting

4 oz Cream Cheese, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
2 Tablespoons toasted nuts

Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese and vanilla. Reduce speed and gradually add powdered sugar. Spread frosting on cake. Sprinkle with nuts.