Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Cake

Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 8x8-inch cake, 8 generous pieces
Ingredients: ½ cup creamy peanut butter; 3 tablespoons canola; 1 large egg; 5 to 6 ounces banana; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup mashed banana; 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; pinch salt; ¼ creamy peanut butter; about 4 ounces dark chocolate

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings
1 8x8-inch cake, 8 generous pieces
Calories
313 kcal
Course
Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Cake

Jade Rice

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This easy, one-bowl, no-mixer cake turns out so soft, moist, fluffy, and bouncy, thanks to a combo of bananas, bit of oil, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter, which all help keep the cake tender and springy. Peanut butter is used both in the batter and on top of the cake for swirling. Don’t overdo the swirls or they’ll seem to disappear while the cake bakes. Between the sweet banana base, the peanut butter swirls and rich dark chocolate on top, no frosting or glaze is necessary. It makes a great coffee cake, casual after-dinner cake, or make it anytime there’s ripe bananas to use.

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Ingredients

Servings

½ cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons canola vegetable, or melted coconut oil
1 large egg
5 to 6 ounces banana
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed banana about 2 medium, ripe bananas
1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt optional and to taste
¼ creamy peanut butter for swirling on top
about 4 ounces dark chocolate roughly chopped (semi-sweet chocolate chips may be substituted)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
In a large, microwave-safe mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup peanut butter, oil, and heat on high power for about 30 seconds, just long enough to nicely soften peanut butter so it can be whisked together easily with the oil. Whisk until smooth and combined.
Add the egg, yogurt, sugar, vanilla, and whisk until smooth.
Add the mashed banana and stir to combine; batter will be lumpy because of the bananas.
Add the flour, baking powder, optional salt, and stir until just combined; don’t overmix.
Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula; set aside.
To a mixing bowl (the same one used for the cake batter is fine, no need to wash it provided you scraped it fairly well with a spatula) add 1/4 cup peanut butter and heat on high power to melt it, about 30 seconds.
Drizzle peanut butter over cake and lightly swirl it in with a knife, going up and back in a zigzag pattern. Don’t get too carried away with swirling or peanut butter will sink into the cake while baking and won’t be visible.
Evenly sprinkle the chocolate over the pan.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until done. The top will be domed and golden, the center set, and a toothpick inserted should come out mostly clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. At any point if your cake is getting a bit too golden or dark before the center is setting, tent with foil (lay a sheet of foil over the top of your cake; I didn’t need to, but ovens and ingredients vary). Baking times could vary from 25 to 40 minutes based on water content of the bananas, yogurt, climate, and oven variances; bake until done. Watch your cake, not the clock.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 313kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 8g Cholesterol 24mg (8%) Sodium 234mg (10%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 30g (60%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18x8-inch cake, 8 generous pieces

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1
Calories	313kcal	16%
Carbohydrates	40g	13%
Protein	6g	12%
Fat	15g	23%
Saturated Fat	6g	30%
Polyunsaturated Fat	8g	47%
Cholesterol	24mg	8%
Sodium	234mg	10%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	30g	60%