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A closeup of a slice of banana chocolate chip snack cake.
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Easy and Moist Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Cooling Time: 15 minutes
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 people
This Banana Chocolate Chip Cake is the best way to use those spotted bananas! With these step-by-step instructions, you'll bake a light and tender banana snack cake from scratch with morsels of rich chocolate in every bite. Once frosted with chocolate buttercream, this cake is perfect for get together's or to bring to any party!
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (113.5 g) butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 (2 300g) Banana, ripe peeled and mashed
  • 2 (2) Eggs, large
  • 2 tsp (2 tsp) Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ cup (183.75 g) Plain Full Fat Yogurt
  • ¼ cup (61 g) Milk
  • 2 cups (240 g) All Purpose Flour, + ½ tbsp, divided
  • 1 cup (220 g) Brown Sugar
  • ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) Kosher Salt
  • 12 oz (340.2 g) Mini Chocolate Chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray a 8x8 pan with baking spray. Mash the 2 bananas in a bowl.
  • Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a medium size microwave safe bowl and let cool for 5 minutes. Add the mashed bananas, 2 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla, 3/4 cup yogurt, and 1/4 cup milk and mix to combine.
  • In another bowl combine the 2 cups flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix only until the batter comes together. Do not overmix.
  • Combine the chocolate chips with the extra ½ tbsp flour in a small bowl and mix to coat well. Pour the chocolate chips into the batter and mix to combine.
  • Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  • Top with chocolate buttercream frosting.

Notes

Frost this snack cake with my easy to make chocolate buttercream frosting!
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 381kcal, Carbohydrates: 55g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 54mg, Sodium: 242mg, Potassium: 92mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 37g, Vitamin A: 363IU, Vitamin C: 0.3mg, Calcium: 92mg, Iron: 2mg
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Author: Sam Adler
Cuisine: American
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