This is the best Banana Cake Recipe with Nutella frosting. Super easy and joy to eat. So, if you like easy banana recipe this is your post and more…
Hello my dear readers,
Our recipe for today is the best combo: easy banana cake and Nutella frosting.
Yes, we are making Banana Cake for you with Nutella.
So, let me describe this cake to you.
DESCRIPTION OF BANANA CAKE
It is the best banana cake I have ever had. Moist and delicious. It is made with ripe bananas, sour cream, chocolate chips and walnuts.
Don’t think this recipe is overrated. Certainly not the case. This is the best banana cake ever. Think about it. And make it. NOW!
SHOPPING LIST
- butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- eggs
- flour
- ripe bananas
- sour cream
- walnuts
- Nutella
- chocolate chips
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- baking soda
Equipment
KitchenAid Mixer or any mixer you have and use
Mixing bowl (for cake and frosting)
Bowl for flour mixture
9 by 13 pan for baking
ACTION TIME
Making BANANA CAKE RECIPE WITH NUTELLA FROSTING
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, large
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup sour cream (14%)
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
2 cups flour (all purpose, unbleached)
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
Nutella Frosting
1 cup Nutella
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp Whip It
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line 9 by 13 pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.
Add the butter, white sugar and brown sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix until incorported (3 minutes)
Then add eggs, one at the time. Mix in.
Your next step is to add pure vanilla extract and mashed bananas.
In another bowl add flour, cinnamon and baking soda.
After that add half flour mixture to the egg mixture. Mix in.
Then add sour cream and mix in again.
Finish with the rest of flour mixture and mix everything together.
Then add chocolate chips and walnuts.
Stir using the spatula.
Pour the batter into prepared 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes or until done.
Cool before frosting.
Making Nutella Frosting
Mix heavy cream and Whip it together.
Add Nutella and quickly mix. (about 1 minute)
Spread the frosting over the easy banana cake.
Decorate with walnuts, hazelnuts or top with heavy cream. (if you like and don’t care about calories)
Slice and serve.
STORAGE
Cover and store in the fridge for about 3 days.
What else can I say about this cake?
Delicious! Moist and flavorful. Reminded me of carrot cake. (and you know how much I love carrot cakes)
OPTIONS:
Number 1 – Chocolate Icing
If you don’t like Nutella frosting, you can make this cake chocolate icing.
5 oz chocolate (semi-sweet or use your favorite kind…unsweetened)
2 Tbsp oil
Just melt chocolate and oil (use double boiler method)
No frosting – Base Banana Cake
If you like plain banana recipe and you don’t like Nutella frosting or chocolate icing then just make the base banana cake.
Slice to your favorite size and enjoy.
Review the Steps
-prepare 9 by 13 pan. (line with aluminum foil)
-Preheat oven to 350 F
-Mix butter and both sugars
-Add eggs, vanilla, bananas
-Dry ingredients bowl: flour, cinnamon, baking soda
– Add half flour mixture to wet ingredients, then SOUR CREAM, second half of flour mixture
-Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts
-Bake at 350 F
-Cool and add Nutella frosting
Quick Note
Flour – I used all purpose, unbleached.
Eggs – Large, organic. Be sure the eggs are room temperature.
Bananas – I used 3 medium size bananas. (very dark bananas, ripe)
Butter – unsalted, room temperature
Baking soda – no aluminum (super important to me). You can buy baking soda and powder in the healthy stores or organic section of any food store
Sour cream – full fat and I used 14%
Vanila Extract – use pure if you can. Have you ever made homemade vanilla extract? If you want to learn how, check this link (It is so easy)
FINAL NOTE
Banana Cake Recipe is the best banana cake. Ever.
You can make this easy banana recipe with Nutella frosting or chocolate icing.
Or you don’t have to. You can just make banana cake base recipe. It is great on its own.
This recipe is great for parties, office celebration, family gathering, Christmas or any potluck you need to attend.
Difficulty Level:Â Easy
Final Grade: A+
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Making BANANA CAKE RECIPE
It is the best banana cake I have ever had. Moist and delicious.
It is made with ripe bananas, sour cream, chocolate chips and walnuts
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, large
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup sour cream (14%)
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 2 cups flour (all purpose, unbleached)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Nutella Frosting
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp Whip It
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line 9 by 13 pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.
Add the butter, white sugar and brown sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix until incorported (3 minutes)
Then add eggs, one at the time. Mix in.
Your next step is to add pure vanilla extract and mashed bananas.
In another bowl add flour, cinnamon and baking soda.
After that add half flour mixture to the egg mixture. Mix in.
Then add sour cream and mix in again.
Finish with the rest of flour mixture and mix everything together.
Then add chocolate chips and walnuts.
Stir using the spatula.
Pour the batter into prepared 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes or until done.
Cool before frosting.
Making Nutella Frosting
Mix heavy cream and Whip it together.
Add Nutella and quickly mix. (about 1 minute)
Spread the frosting over the easy banana cake.
Decorate with walnuts, hazelnuts or top with heavy cream. (if you like and don't care about calories)
Slice and serve.
Notes
STORAGE
Cover and store in the fridge for about 3 days.
What can I say about this cake?
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So evergreen, comforting, simple and soooooo tasty one ! Thank you for sharing this one dear !
I agree with you.
Banana cake recipe is simple and tasty.
Like always, enjoy and share.
And thank you for stopping by.