Description
A moist and flavorful banana chocolate chip cake that’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas (about 450 g)
- 225 g (1¾ cups) all-purpose flour
- 150 g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
- 75 g (â…“ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 150 g (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare the Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Mix the Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Incorporate the Bananas: Mash the bananas and fold them into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Combine Wet and Dry Mixtures: Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until no dry flour is visible.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Fold in chocolate chips gently.
- Bake the Cake: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Cool and Serve: Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
For a gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg