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Banana Bread (Banana Cake) Recipe

January 13th, 2008Recipes, Baking Recipes, Recipes76 Comments
print Recipe: Banana Bread / Banana Cake
Adapted from Joy of CookingIngredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 ripe large bananas (approximately 1 pound), mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Garnish: (Optional)
A few slices of banana

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky. (The important thing is not to over mix the batter. You do not want it smooth. Over mixing the batter will yield tough, rubbery bread.)

Scrape batter into prepared pan and place the slices of banana on top of the batter for garnish. Bake until bread is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 1 – 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf of banana bread / banana cake.

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  1. Monica says:

    I just baked this cake, and it’s deliciousssss!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe…

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  2. Sashimie says:

    Hi,
    I came across this when trying to find recipe for banana bread, my husband has asked me to make this several times. Lacking in confidence as a baker, i followed the recipe to exact detail and the result was awesome. He even said that! so thanks so much for this, eager to try other recipes too now!

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  4. KeBi Bibon says:

    Hi! Just had the itch to do something with the bananas I got from my mum. Googled and your recipe was the first hit. Tried it and wallaaa! 40 mins later, my daughter is smiling satisfactorily over her first bite. BTW, I replaced a 1/4 of the flour with cocoa powder and it appeals my daughters (they love chocolates) 10x. Many many thanks!

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  5. Michelle Chai May Wan says:

    Hi! Referring to most of your cake recipes..you will sometimes quote the water or flour measurement in “cups”! May I know how much “ml” of ingredient that the cup can fill? Thank you.

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  6. Sheepie says:

    Hey hun,
    I tried making this but mine turned out a little dense and heavy… not too sure why though i followed your exact recipe :( Not enough baking powder?
    Love the taste though! Thanks!

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  7. Jun Sebastian says:

    I tried this recipe last week (though I substitute the melted butter with corn oil) and they turned out amazingly delicious! It was the best banana bread that I’ve made so far. Thank you for such delicious recipe! ^_^

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  8. Nicole says:

    Hi,
    can u help me give more detail (in gram) for the measurement of flour, butter, sugar?
    Because many versions of cup measurement, e.g: US cup, metric cup, flour cup, sugar cup, butter cup. Which one should I use?

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  9. erinheng says:

    It’s absolutely fool-proof and yummy-licious~~~ thanks for sharing!

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  10. Kais says:

    I had a bunch of super ripe bananas that came from my parents banana tree. The best way to use it up was to bake a banana cake n am so glad my hubby found your recipe. Not too sweet and the garnishing touch simply lovely. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. lenachew says:

    Hi, I tried it yesterday and it turned out very nice. Great recipe. Thanks!

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  12. kdang7 says:

    This looks really unique, unlike all the other banana bread i’ve seen or tried. I will def. give this a try!

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  13. Miranda says:

    Just baked this, and it is awesome! :) YUMMM!

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  14. Monica says:

    Hi, do you think it would also works if i bake it into muffins?

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  15. Noemi says:

    I tried this out today and it when fantastic I’ve made or tried to make desserts before but this is one of the few that turned out awesome. Now I think ima make another one so my boyfriend can try it out at our picnik THNX! ;)

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  16. corinne says:

    I made this today but halved the sugar (mine was brown sugar) and used 1/2 coconut oil along with the butter. It turned out perfect and sweet enough. great recipe, thanks.

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