Moist Chocolate Banana Cake
Have a craving for a super moist chocolate cake? Cravings subside – This Moist Chocolate Banana Cake is a yummy twist on a classic dessert – loaded with chocolate with that hint of fresh banana taste.
Other fantastic cake recipes you need to try is this Old Fashioned Blueberry Cake, perfect with your morning coffee. Also, this Homemade Carrot Cake is simply the best, it’s moist and has the perfect cream cheese icing ever.
For my chocolate lovers out there, this Chocolate Fudge Cake has a peanut butter icing that is heaven. Yet for an intense chocolate and caramel flavour, check out this Rolo Poke Cake – it’s just like the chocolate bar!
Do you have a craving for a super moist piece of delicious chocolate cake? Well, cravings subside – I got this.
Plus this recipe uses ripe bananas, it’s a great way to use them up besides always making traditional banana Bread. I usually have enough bananas to make both recipes, in fact.
This Moist Chocolate Banana Cake reminds me of a classic dessert that I think we all enjoyed as a kid. The sweet banana flavor is amazing.
I’m talking about hours of outdoor play followed by quiet and intense devouring of cake – then sprinting out the door once again for more play.
The banana addition to this recipe most certainly helps to make this a moist cake with a rich chocolate flavor. Yet they also give it that unique taste and turns it into a decadent dessert. So super good!
This cake from scratch recipe takes simple and common ingredients just like our Easy Lime Cake Recipe. You need just one bowl and it bakes for only 35 minutes. For a simple banana chocolate cake recipe that isn’t a lot of time to wait, this is the recipe for you!
This means that you can have that piece of moist banana chocolate cake in no time.
This is an easy dessert to make when you need to use up ripe bananas.
Key Ingredients Required
You’ll need the following simple ingredients to make this easy chocolate banana cake recipe. The printable recipe card is below.
- ripe bananas, mashed bananas
- applesauce
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- water
- white vinegar
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- cocoa powder
- salt
- milk chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
How to Make Chocolate Banana Cake
- Spray a 8×8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, and preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl combine the mashed overripe bananas, applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, water and vinegar. Mix until combined, yet don’t over-mix.
- Stir in the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cocoa and the dash of salt). Mix the cake batter again until combined.
- Toss a hand full of chocolate chips into the batter and gently fold them in. Again, don’t over mix or else the batter will turn out dry.
- Pour batter into the dish and sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top of the cake. Bake for 35 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool at room temperature before slicing into this easy recipe.
- Enjoy!
Serving Suggestions:
This cake is great on its own as a dessert recipe or for a great snacking cake. For best results, I like to pair it with ice cream. The whole family will enjoy.
Storage:
Store leftover cake in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate this banana dessert for up to 5 days. When properly stored this delicious recipe is even better the next day, just like our Lemon Poppyseed Cake Recipe.
More Banana Recipes:
You’ll never throw out those extra bananas again. These are all great recipes to use up brown bananas that sit waiting on your kitchen counter.
If you’ve tried this Moist Banana Chocolate Cake or any other recipe on my blog please let me know how it went in the comments below. I love hearing from you. Finally, consider leaving a 🌟 star rating while you’re here. Thanks!
Moist Chocolate Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 brown sugar
- 1/3 water
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Spray a 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray and preheat oven to 350.
- In a bowl combine the mashed bananas, applesauce, sugars, water and vinegar. Mix until combined yet don’t over-mix.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, cocoa and the dash of salt. Mix again until combined.
- Toss a hand full of chocolate chips into the batter and gently fold them in. Again, don’t over mix or else the batter will turn out dry.
- Pour the batter into the dish and sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top. Bake for 35 mins or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- check often during final cooking time to ensure it doesn't overcook
Made ‘em yesterday, yummy!! I used gluten-free flour. Next time I think I’ll add more chocolate chips for moisture & goodness. So good! Thank you for sharing recipe.
Can I make loaves from this recipe?
Absolutely!
I was wondering about the vinegar, as I’ve never come across it in a banana cake before,can you tell me the purpose of this please?
From Google: “Vinegar is a surprisingly common ingredient in baked goods, considering that it has such a sharp flavor. But as an acid, vinegar is often included in cake and cookie batters to react with baking soda and start the chemical reaction needed to produce carbon dioxide and give those batters a lift as they bake”
I made this today and it turned out beautfully
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Looks and sounds scrumptious , thanks for sharing the recipe , i will def be trying it out !
Oh my goodness! That sounds delicious!!!!
This looks and sounds wonderful 🙂
That looks so good! Those melting chocolate chips are calling to me!