Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Submitted by mer5901

"This is a real "kid pleaser" from Woman's World magazine several years back."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 9" cake
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 very ripe bananas, about 1 1/4 lbs.,peeled
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Coat 9" square pan with cooking spray; flour lightly.
3. Combine flour,sugar,soda and salt.
4. In a second bowl mash bananas; stir in oil and eggs until just combined.
5. Mix dry ingredients into banana mixture.
6. Stir in chips.
7. Pour batter into pan.
8. Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Reviews

[D L.8726]

This cake was amazing. I made it in a 7 x 13 inch pan, mashed the banana's roughly, and added a 1/2 tsp of fresh lemon juice at the end and it came out amazing. It was slightly springy like a sponge cake when done. Next time I would reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup and leave out the chocolate chips (or use 1/4 cup mini chips) but that's just my personal preference.

 

[J M.]

Yesterday when I found this recipe, I was wondering why there are twelve reviews and NO PICTURES. Now I know why - once baked, this cake doesn't last long enough to snap a photo! I was really wary of creating a totally pareve banana cake - no butter, no sour cream. I usually substitute tofutti sour cream in a regular cake, but didn't have any this week, so I made this recipe instead. It was PERFECT! Nobody even noticed the switch. I made it with my usual topping - chocolate chips, cinnamon and brown sugar: pour just under half the cake batter into the pan and spread it out, sprinkle with half the chip mixture, then spread the remaining cake batter over and sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chip mixture. It is now GONE, so like everybody else, I cannot submit a picture of it ... maybe next time!

 

[Red Jenny]

This was really good! I did make a few changes. I used gluten free oat flour and melted coconut oil. Also reduced the sugar a bit -- probably about 3/4 cup. Instead of 1 tsp baking soda I used 1/2 (because I find too much makes it bitter) and added 1 tsp baking powder. I drizzled it with melted nutella as one other reviewer suggested.

 

[mlk8825]

Hit! I topped mine with a thin layer of Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) and chocolate sprinkles.<br/><br/>Watch the cook time - mine baked faster.<br/><br/>Served with vanilla ice cream and/or yonanas (pureed frozen bananas)...

 

[eypm2052]

Made this yesterday and it is almost completely gone! Absolutely delicious. I subbed a little less than half the oil with applesauce, used a 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, and sprinkled some pecans on top. DELICIOUS!