Bananas….and chocolate…and a slight sprinkle of cinnamon. I know you can already imagine how good your house will smell. This banana chocolate snack cake was delightfully simple to throw together and received rave reviews from everyone who tried it at my house. My seven-year-old nephew said, “I think I’m falling in love,” after his first bite (and we all know that seven-years-old aren’t afraid to tell the truth!).
I found this banana chocolate cake to be the perfect hybrid between dessert and snack. You could even enjoy it for breakfast! The dark chocolate chips make it feel a bit more decadent, but then the bananas and whole wheat flour throw a few points towards wholesome. But whatever you want to call it or whenever you want to enjoy it…this cake is good.
What’s also good? Sweet Lu is sixteen months old this week. She grows brighter by the day. We are so very blessed.
Banana Chocolate Snack Cake
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup whole milk
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9 x 9 inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. Allow foil to slightly hang over sides. Grease lightly with butter.
In a medium bowl, beat together softened butter and sugar, until creamy. Add in egg and vanilla extract. Stir well. Fold in mashed bananas. Set aside.
In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gently fold dry ingredients into banana-butter mixture, alternating with the whole milk. Once combined, gently fold in chocolate chips. Spread into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
Oh my gosh, what a lovely cake!! I love banana and chocolate together and this cake looks like the perfect afternoon snack. And your daughter…she is sooo pretty!!
I can definitely imagine how great the house smelled while baking these! The perfect combination of flavours. Yum!
Baby Lu is so cute.. God bless!! Love banana and chocolate combination.. Loving this snack cake. Looks delicious.. 🙂
Not very long ago I made banana chocolate chip muffins and I have to agree with you Monet. They serve a dual purpose: dessert or breakfast. And you’re right, the dark chips makes this treat even more special. I can’t get over how big Lu is – 16 months really? What a sweet little girl 🙂 Enjoy your week!
cute lil Lu! And aw your nephew sounds very smart-this snack cake looks VERY easy to love! Yum!
Banana and chocolate are pretty much the best combination ever. This would be a perfect fall or winter treat with a hot cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing your recipes with us, Monet! 🙂
My gosh, I cannot believe how much she’s grown up, she has the look of a young girl now, not a baby anymore…. so beautiful, but I imagine a little sad too, facing the reality that time passes fast, fast, fast…. impossible to grab and hold each happy moment still
loved the cake too…. my co-workers have been complaining that they are having trouble to keep the weight down since I joined the department… you think? 😉
I grew up on chocolate chip banana bread, so this is right up my alley.
I think I’m falling in love just from these photos!!
Yum! I love banana bread and I love snacking! Clearly a great combo for me 🙂
Snack cakes like this are one of my favorites! This sounds just perfect with the banana and chocolate! Hope you had a wonderful weekend Monet!
I haven’t baked with banana in far too long, and I have some ripe bananas on the counter. This is the perfect cake!
I like the idea of “snack cake.” It seems less formal that banana bread annnnd that means I can eat 2 pieces for dessert. 🙂 Lulu is precious! I love her auburn hair!
Love these snack cakes! We would gobble them up too quickly! And your daughter is growing up so fast! She’s a cutie!
I could eat this for breakfast, a snack, dessert…all the meals! So simple, but delicious.
Banana anything is the best! This cake looks like the perfect snack, or dare I say breakfast!!!
Lu is absolutely beautiful! That picture just radiates happiness. 🙂
And this snack cake- holy heaven! It looks so moist. I would eat it at every meal!
B-e-a-u-t-i-FUL! I just love banana cake! Add in chocolate and a sprinkle of cinnamon and I think I’m falling in love! 😉
This is exactly what I am craving right now! I just keep eating all the bananas before they’re ripe enough. Definitely going to have to exercise some control this week though so I can make this!
What a cute blog- love it! And totally pinning these- they look delicious!
Wow, little Lu is really growing! And starting to develop her own distinctive look. Anyway, such a lovely cake — tons of flavor. I like that. 🙂 Good stuff — thanks.
Lucy grows more and more beautiful, Monet. I can’t believe she’s sixteen months already! And this banana snack cake looks like a recipe everyone should have up their sleeves – simple, delicious and oh-so-satisfying.
Awww your daughter is so cute. Love this combo and the first shot. Really nice.
This sounds like the perfect snack for me and Bear. Bananas for him, dark chocolate for me. 🙂
Look at your beautiful daughter, full of light… I feel like she’s grown up so much in such a short time. Chocolate and banana has just got to be one of life’s greatest pleasures 🙂 and your delightful squares look moist, delicious and utterly tempting!
Ahhh!! SO cute!! …and this snack cake looks delicious! Gotta love bananas and chocolate! Such a great combo! YUM!! 🙂
Oh I definitely can image your house did smell AMAZING! What a fun recipe! Seriously, your sweet Lu is WAY too precious! Sending Hugs, Terra