Cinnamon Banana Cake

Put those ripe bananas to good use with this Cinnamon Banana Cake! The cinnamon, chocolate and pecans pair perfectly with the banana!

Cinnamon Banana Cake

I found this recipe on Pinterest originally. I knew I had to pin it and make it asap – and boy, am I glad I did! It is soooooo good! If you need a new recipe to use up those bananas that are turning brown, try this banana breakfast cake. It could easily be a dessert or breakfast! Yum! Personally, I love cinnamon and brown sugar … so I doubled the cinnamon and brown sugar filling ingredients and used pecans instead of walnuts.

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Servings: 18 servings

Cinnamon Banana Cake

By Jamie Sherman

Put those ripe bananas to good use with this Cinnamon Banana Cake! The cinnamon, chocolate and pecans pair perfectly with the banana! Great for breakfast or dessert!

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 45 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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For the cake

• ▢ 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• ▢ 2 eggs, beaten
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ Dash of salt
• ▢ 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 pint vanilla yogurt, 2 cups

For the filling

• ▢ ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ▢ 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• ▢ 1 cup chopped pecans, optional
• ▢ 1 cup chocolate chips

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add the bananas, eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Next, add the baking soda, baking powder, salt, flour and yogurt – mix well to combine.
• In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Top with half of the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Top with half of the pecans and half of the chocolate chips. Repeat layers.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

• Feel free to change the type of nuts and chocolate you use!

Nutrition

Calories: 376kcal, Carbohydrates: 50g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 47mg, Sodium: 197mg, Potassium: 205mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 30g, Vitamin A: 368IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 108mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on July 27, 2012. Updated on April 21, 2021.