Here’s an easy and moist Banana Cake 🍌🍰 recipe—perfect for a simple dessert or snack:
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2–3 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- ¼ cup milk (optional, for extra moisture)
Optional Frosting
- 1 cup cream cheese (softened)
- ¼ cup butter (softened)
- 1–2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F).
- Grease and flour a 9×9-inch cake pan or line with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix Wet Ingredients
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, then stir in mashed bananas and vanilla.
- Combine Ingredients
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
- Add milk if the batter is too thick.
- Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30–40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool and Frost (Optional)
- Let cake cool completely.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth, then spread over the cooled cake.
- Serve
- Slice and enjoy as a dessert or snack.
✅ Tips:
- Use very ripe bananas for maximum sweetness and moisture.
- Add chopped nuts or chocolate chips for texture.
- Can be baked as cupcakes—reduce baking time to 20–25 minutes.
I can also give a super quick one-bowl banana cake recipe that’s extra moist and requires minimal cleanup if you want. Do you want me to share that?
