Banana Bread Cake
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4.4
Banana Bread Cake
Description
The Banana Bread Cake features a rich topping made by melting butter and brown sugar into a caramel sauce poured into an 8x8-inch pan, then layered with thick-cut banana slices before adding the banana-flavored cake batter. The batter itself blends eggs, sugars, oil, sour cream, mashed bananas, and vanilla, combined with flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Baking at 350°F encourages the topping to bubble and caramelize around the sides, while the batter cooks into a moist, tender crumb infused with banana flavor.
The finished cake offers a contrast between the soft, fragrant interior and the glossy, sticky topping with banana slices softened but still visible on top. This creates a visually appealing and flavorful dessert or snack that highlights ripe bananas and a buttery caramel layer.
Ideal served as a sweet breakfast, snack, or dessert, the Banana Bread Cake keeps well up to one week in an airtight container at room temperature. Monitoring the baking process near the end is important to prevent the topping from bubbling over; placing the pan on a baking sheet can catch any spills. The cake provides a pleasant alternative to traditional banana bread with its gooey topping and cake-like texture.
Ingredients
Topping
- ½ cup butter unsalted
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- banana sliced into thick rounds (about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick, about 2 to 3 medium or large ripe
Cake
- 1 egg large
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil liquid-state coconut oil may be substituted, or vegetable oil
- ¼ cup sour cream lite is okay; or Greek yogurt may be substituted, cup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup banana about 2 to 3 medium/large bananas, mashed ripe
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8-inch pan with heavy duty aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
Make the Topping:
- To a large sauce pan, add the butter, brown sugar, and heat over medium heat to melt butter; whisk or stir nearly constantly to mix the sugar into the melting butter.
- Once butter has melted, allow mixture to come to a boil and boil for about 30 to 45 seconds. Pour sauce into prepared pan.
- Add the banana slices (slice them on the thicker side or they’ll ‘disappear’ into the sauce as the cake bakes) in an even flat layer for complete coverage over the pan, with about 1/2-inch space between bananas. They don’t have to be perfectly spaced out; set aside.
Make the Cake:
- To a large bowl, add the the egg, sugars, oil, sour cream, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Add the bananas and stir to combine.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and stir until just combined; don’t overmix.
- Carefully and evenly pour batter over the banana slices, smooth lightly with a spatula as necessary, and bake for about 42 to 45 minutes, or until cake is set in the center and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs but no batter.
- Allow pan to cool on a wire rack for at least 3 hours (I cooled overnight) before inverting and serving. If you line with foil, it’s easy to lift cake out with foil overhang, place a cutting board on top of cake, and invert.
Notes
- Watch the cake closely during the last minutes of baking to avoid topping bubbling over; placing the baking pan on a sheet can help catch spills.
- Store the baked cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week to maintain freshness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 9Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 409 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 409kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 177mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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