Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Milk Chocolate Buttercream
A deliciously moist, and fragrant spiced banana chocolate chip cake, surrounded with a rich chocolate frosting made with real milk chocolate.
The week has flown by so fast for me, I can’t even believe it’s Friday already, but hey, TGIF right? It’s time to wind down from a hectic work week and catch up on some personal stuff like family, and some much needed me time. So, I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going straight to the why, what and how in this post.
Why: It was my toddler’s birthday party last weekend and my little monkey loves bananas, and anything with chocolate chips, cinnamon, or chocolate in general. I know this doesn’t look like a birthday cake for a four year old, but my little guy doesn’t care what his cake looks like as long as the taste is to his liking. Therefore, I had carte blanche on the appearance of the cake. So, at 11 o’clock at night when I was putting the cake together, I just did some simple piping with an open star tip and topped it with silver pearls to add some bling. It’s an easy, yet impressive way to decorate.
What: A dense, moist, banana bread-like cake with the added taste and texture of sweet mini chocolate chips in every bite. There’s a delicate hint of cinnamon for a lovely aroma and contrast to the bananas. The frosting is a smooth, luscious, chocolate buttercream made with real milk chocolate.
Happy Fiesta Friday #39, and happy birthday to Angie@TheNoviceGardener. Looking forward to another great party!
And here is the how:)
cake recipe adapted from Handle the Heat
frosting recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
PrintBanana Chocolate Chip Cake with Milk Chocolate Buttercream
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 12-16
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
A deliciously moist, and fragrant spiced banana chocolate chip cake, surrounded with a rich chocolate frosting made with real milk chocolate.
Ingredients
Ingredients for cake:
- 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1& 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups mashed overripe bananas (about 4 large)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Ingredients for buttercream:
- 1 pound milk chocolate chips
- 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour two 8 inch round pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Using an electric handheld or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing in between.
- Add half of the flour mixture, beat on low speed, then add the sour cream and bananas, mix again. Add the remaining flour mixture, beat until just combined and stir in chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter among the 2 prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown and pull away from the edges. Let cool completely and chill in refrigerator until ready to frost.
To make the buttercream:
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and let cool to touch.
- Beat together butter, sugar and salt until pale and fluffy. Slowly beat in melted chocolate, then sour cream, and beat until smooth. Frosting can simply be spread on top and around the cake or piped on, if you want to get fancy.
Gorgeous cake and I like how the inside is a surprising banana chocolate chip! Like the contrast of the tree slice platter with the pink icing. Totally enticing!
Thanks Johanna and nice to meet you:)
Gorgeous cake! craving for a huge slice now! Pinning this!
Thanks Manali, appreciate the pin:)
Milk chocolate is my favorite eating chocolate! Your son is lucky to have had such a yummy cake
Thanks Giselle, hugs:)
I am such a HUGE chocolate lover. So I know this recipe will be perfect for me to make. I doubt it will even last long in my home lol. Great post and thanks for sharing this recipe
You’re welcome Kay, thanks for stopping by and nice to meet you:)
Lily, I am so done. I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever seen a better looking cake…I’m pinning this asap! Banana cake is one of my most favourite ever – it’s always so moist and delicately sweet. Then to top it all of – you add chocolate chips and the most decadent frosting ever!! (I am a self confessed frosting fanatic). Love love. Looking forward to visiting you as much as possible from now on! Love x
Awww thanks Tashiana, what a wonderful compliment, hugs:)
Such a gorgeous and delicious looking cake!!
Thanks Winnie and nice meeting you:)
Oh god this banana and chocolate chip cake looks delicious! Wish I had a slice to devour right now.. great recipe, you definitely have got me hungry!
Thanks Thalia, nice chatting with you:)
What a beautiful cake and how perfect for Angie’s birthday bash. Thank you so much for bringing this gorgeous cake to the party.
Thanks Suzanne, enjoy:)
This cake looks absolutely amazing – so professionally put together. Your cake making skills are outstanding! 🙂
Thanks Loretta, hugs:)
Lily, I don’t know if I have told you this, but you really amaze me with all your baked sweets. If I could marry all of them, I would. 😀
Awww, thanks Jhuls, you’re making me blush, thanks for the compliment, hugs:)
Hi Lily, the cake looks beautiful, love the way you decorated it. Must have been delicious as well 🙂
Thanks Fida, hugs:)
Lily, Lily, Lily…
You are so talented! This cakes looks fabulous! So yummy and beautiful!
All of your creations do ^^
Thanks Sarah, that’s very sweet of you to say, hugs:)
Oh my, this looks so yummy!! It’s so beautifully decorated too, love it
Thanks Michelle:)
I wold have loved to see you put all of those silver pearls on that cake. It is just beautiful! am sure your little man loved it.
Thanks Julie, I did by hand, one by one, it took a little while but really made the cake pop, all for my boy:)
Lily this is such a beautiful cake! It sounds and looks delicious, as do all your baked goodies! I was thinking of trying it today …I don’t have the sour cream though ..hmmm …I wonder if it would taste good with out it? Maybe I should wait till I have some sour cream. Which is hard to do because looking at this makes me want to get up now and bake it! 🙂
Thanks Arlene, you can substitute with plain or vanilla yogurt if you have and save yourself a trip to the store, let me know what you think when you make it, hugs:)
We just came back from dinner and I’m really full but as I was skimming through Fiesta Friday, this cake caught my eye. I want that for my 2nd dessert! What a beauty! Lily, you are a very talented baker and cake decorator extraordinaire. You should open your own cake shop. I’d be first in line. 🙂
Wow! what a nice compliment, I’m so flattered, especially coming from you, thanks Angie, big hug:)
Beautiful!! I love bananas with chocolate chips- wonderful cake! 🙂
Thanks X
I would love a piece of this! It looks so tasty and gorgeous!
Thanks Anna:)
Lily you are SO talented. I wish I had your cake decorating skills- you should give lessons to poor nonartistic bakers like me lol This cake looks AMAZING.
I think you’re amazing Jess, you make things I can’t even begin, thanks for compliment:)
Gorgeous!
Thanks X:)