Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour
Yield 12 pieces
Test Kitchen Approved
This banana chocolate chip cake recipe has all the flavors of banana bread but with the moist, fluffy texture of cake.

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup whole or 2% milk
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking dish.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until incorporated. Beat in mashed banana.
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with milk in three portions, until the batter is smooth. Stir in 2/3 cup of mini chocolate chips.
  4. Transfer batter to the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips. Bake 34-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to completely cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 399 calories, 16g fat (9g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 289mg sodium, 62g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.

This banana chocolate chip cake is moist and fluffy, with banana flavor and chocolate in every bite. —Molly Allen, Hood River, Oregon
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