Easy Banana Cake Recipe -easy one bowl banana cake, perfect for using up ripe bananas, with the a simple fluffy vanilla icing.
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This easy banana cake recipe is one of my favourite go-to banana recipes. It's so simple it only needs one bowl for the cake. It's a no-fail recipe that turns out every time. It always makes a delicious moist cake, and is the perfect way to use up your over-ripe bananas.
My mother-law uses this recipe to make an easy banana bread…because that’s what good, using up the leftover spotty bananas, responsible people do. But people who want life to be a party, they want to turn banana bread into CAKE! They want cake, covered in icing. They want Easy Banana Cake! And they shall have it. I turned the our favorite banana bread recipe into the best banana cake recipe.
Cake, Bread or Muffins
You could easily make this recipe into a loaf, but the addition of a sweet fluffy vanilla icing makes this simple cake so much better and more special. The original recipe was an easy banana bread recipe. You could also make this recipe into banana muffins, just adjust the cooking time down so that they don't over bake.
Banana Cake Recipe Without Buttermilk
If you're looking for an easy banana cake recipe to make that doesn't include buttermilk, than this recipe is perfect. There's no milk at all in the cake of this simple recipe, and no need to worry about having buttermilk, or even a buttermilk substitute. If fact you probably have all the ingredients to make it in your pantry, as long as you have some overripe bananas.
Storing Bananas
This one of my favourite easy recipes for using up extra bananas. If you find that you have too many at once, or not enough, you can also freeze bananas. No need to turn them into mashed banana first, just but them in a ziplock bag, peeled or even unpeeled and store them in the freezer. The next time you want to make banana cake, just thaw and use this recipe.
This delicious banana cake recipe is a such a favourite because it's made with simple ingredients, and is such an easy cake recipe. Once you've tried it this will become the only banana cake recipe that you ever use.
Optional Additions
This moist banana cake recipe is such a favourite with my followers on Pinterest. And lot's of people who have tried it love it with the addition of chocolate chips, nuts, or even raisins. Definitely feel free to experiment with any of those, and let us all know in the comments what your favourites are. I love this simple vanilla icing but you could substitute your favourite tangy cream cheese frosting, if you prefer.
Recipe
Easy Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
For the Icing
- ¼ cup of softened butter
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, start by combining the wet ingredients. Mix the bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter until well combined. Or use an electric mixer and a medium bowl to combine.
- Add the flour, salt and baking soda, to the banana mixture and stir until the dry ingredients well combined at a medium speed, but being careful not to over-mix.
- Pour batter into a prepared pan. Bake in a greased 8 x 8 cake pan at 350, for around 40 min, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- After the cake is cool, combine the icing ingredients in a mixer and stir slowly until well combined, and then at maximum speed until light and fluffy. Spread the icing over the top of the cake when it's completely cooled, and enjoy. Store in an airtight container, or cover in plastic wrap.
Nutrition
This simple cake with pantry ingredients is sure to become one of your favorite recipes. With an Easy Banana Cake Recipe like this, life really is a party!
More Recipe Inspiration
Looking for another easy banana recipe? Check out this Easy Banana Cream Pie recipe.
Be sure to check out this recipe for Banoffee Pie here.
You might also like Mom's Easy Lasagna recipe here.
Katherine Wilson says
I added vanilla and cinnamon because I love it in almost everything! I had extra streusel so I've added that on top, in the oven now, keep your fingers crossed!
dnr says
Davette, thanks so much. So glad you enjoyed it!
Dannyelle
Davette Ross says
Omg it was delicious and very easy I add walnuts to mine it was to die for again thanks
dnr says
Marisa, thanks so much for the lovely comment. So glad you enjoyed it.
Dannyelle
dnr says
Hi Nirvi, It works great as a loaf too. Bake for 50-60 min. at 350 -a toothpick stuck in the middle should come out clean when it's done.
Enjoy!
Dannyelle
Nirvi says
Hello, great and quick recipe, it was a hit with the family. Just wondering if I can make it into a loaf pan, do you know what the bake time would be if I can? Thank you!
Marisa says
I tried this recipe and it 's very easy and quick to do and most of all it's very delicious.Thanks
dnr says
Dana, thanks so much for the gluten free tip. So glad it's a favourite recipe of yours too.
Dannyelle
Dana says
This has become a go-to recipe! I have Celiac and found substituting Pamela’s GF mix in lieu of flour works perfectly. I made it again this Sunday morning to use up bananas. Delicious and quick. Thank You for sharing!
dnr says
Gracie, thanks so much. I'll have to try it with brown sugar, thanks for the tip!
Dannyelle