Banana Cake with Chocolate Chips

Kid-Friendly Banana Cake with Chocolate Chips Recipe – A Family Favorite!

Turn overripe bananas into this decadently moist banana cake studded with melty chocolate chips – a no-fuss, one-bowl wonder that’s perfect for merienda, potlucks, or as a sweet baon treat!

Why This Cake is a Must-Try:

✨ Extra Moist – Ripe bananas keep it soft for days
🍫 Chocolate in Every Bite – Gooey chips add rich bursts of joy
👩🍳 Beginner-Friendly – No mixer needed, just stir & bake
👶 Kid-Approved – Lunchbox hero or after-school snack

Secrets to the Best a Banana Cake Recipe:

✔️ Use speckled bananas – The blacker, the sweeter!
✔️ Toss chips in flour – Prevents sinking to the bottom
✔️ Bake until just set – Overbaking dries it out

How to Serve It Like a Pro:

☕ With coffee or milk – Classic merienda pairing
🍦 Warm with vanilla ice cream – Next-level dessert
🎉 Cut into squares – Easy for sharing

Love banana treats? Try our Banana Bread or Chocolate Crinkle Cookies next!

Tag your #BananaChocolateMagic! 📸

Happy baking! 😋💛

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Banana Cake with Chocolate Chips

Author: Yummy Food Ph Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino Courses: Dessert, Snacks Recipe Keys: Dairy Desserts E Egg Kids

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 1 min Total Time 11 mins

Servings: 6 Calories: 434

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This easy banana cake recipe takes only an hour to bake. It’s loaded with bananas, so moist, sweet, soft and absolutely delicious. In this recipe the walnuts is optional, making it healthy and lower in calories. It’s also purest in its taste.  Banana cake, cut into pieces.

Once you make this banana cake from scratch at home, you will love the taste much more than banana bread.  I'm sure your family members will enjoy this snack.

Ingredients

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Servings

• 2 bananas (large and ripe)
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cup plain flour or cake flour
• ³⁄₄ cup granulated brown sugar
• ¹⁄₄ cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¹⁄₂ tsp vanilla extract or essence
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter (melted)
• ¹⁄₂ tsp salt
• 35 g chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 300° Celsius.

2. Use a fork or a potato masher to mash the bananas. Set aside.

3. Proceed by combining all of the dry ingredients, starting with the flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda. Set aside.

4. Add eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract or essence and chocolate chips. Mix well.

5. Add the dry ingredients gradually. Mix everything together until it's equally distributed.

6. Spray or grease a cake mold with cooking oil or melted butter and spread it out. Pour the mixture into the molder.

7. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, checking after 45 minutes to avoid overcooking. Use the toothpick test.

8. Remove the banana cake from the oven. Let it cool down. Slice the banana cake with chocolate chips and arrange it on a serving plate. Happy baking! Share and Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 434kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 18.4g29%

Saturated Fat 10.6g53%

Cholesterol 100mg34%

Sodium 449mg19%

Potassium 245mg8%

Total Carbohydrate 63.4g22%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g9%

Sugars 33.5g

Protein 6.1g13%

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Calcium 3 mg

Iron 11 mg

Vitamin D 26 IU

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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