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Banana Cake Recipe
For months, I have been testing out many recipes on the best banana cake, and this is IT.
This is the holy grail of all banana cake recipes!
This easy banana cake recipe takes only six (6) ingredients. It’s loaded with bananas, so moist, sweet, soft and absolutely delicious.
The banana cake is the BEST I’ve ever tasted.
There is no walnuts in the recipe, making it healthy and lower in calories. It’s also purest in its taste.
Once you make this cake from scratch at home, you will never go back to banana bread, I can guarantee you!
How to Make Banana Cake?
This easy recipe calls for very simple steps that anyone can make at home.
First, you beat the eggs until bubbly. Then you add the sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is foamy.
The little bubbles in the egg and sugar mixture make the cake super moist and light.
Next, you add the bananas, melted butter and flour. Mix the ingredients gently, bake in the oven and you’ll have gourmet banana cake!
Baker’s Tips
For the best results, please follow the tips below.
- Use overripe bananas for the sweetest flavors. Overripe bananas will also make the cake extra moist and soft.
- Use room temperature eggs. This is very important. If you have refrigerated eggs, leave the eggs with warm water until they become room temperature.
- Sift the flour. This will ensure a softer texture.
- DO NOT over stir the cake batter. You want to keep the bubbles in the batter so the cake is soft, airy and light.
- Use and stack up two pans for baking. This will make sure that the sides of the cake are thinner and hence make the cake extra moist and delicious.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Banana Cake the Same As Banana Bread?
While both of them are very similar, they are different in texture, ingredients, techniques and recipe instructions.
The former is a cake prepared using banana as a primary ingredient and there is no walnuts in the recipe. The texture is also softer.
Banana bread is a type of quick bread made with all-purpose flour and has a denser texture.
Banana bread usually has extra ingredients such as walnuts or chocolate chips.
What Pan to Use for Baking Banana Cake?
You can use a round pan or a rectangle pan (8 x 8-inch or 9 x 9-inch).
You can also use a regular loaf pan or two (2) mini loaf pans.
Can I Store the Cake Overnight?
Yes, absolutely. You can store the cake overnight by wrapping it tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.
This recipe yields very soft and moist cake so you won’t have dry cake if you keep it overnight.
You can also keep the cake in the refrigerator. Reheat in a toaster oven or microwave before serving.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 318 calories per serving. It serves 6 people.
What to Serve with This Recipe?
Banana cake is great with coffee or tea. For afternoon tea, I recommend the following recipes.
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Banana Cake (The Best Recipe!)
Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz) overripe bananas
- 120 g (4 oz) self-raising flour, cake flour or all-purpose flour (see Notes)
- 3/4 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 100 g (3½ oz) powdered sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter (melted (I used Challenge brand butter))
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a square cake pan (8" x 8" or 9" x 9")(20cm x 20cm or 23cm x 23cm) OR a regular loaf pan OR two mini loaf pans with butter. Line the pan(s) with parchment paper.
- Mash the overripe bananas in a bowl until fine, set aside.
- Sift the self raising flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- Add the eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed (speed 5) for 1 minute and then increase to the highest speed (speed 10) for 2 minutes. The egg should become bubbly and foamy.
- Add the sugar and beat on the highest speed for 3 minutes. The egg and sugar mixture should be foamy, as pictured below.
- Add the mashed bananas into the egg mixture. Gently stir 2-3 times with a spatula to combine well.
- Heat the butter in a microwave for 20-30 seconds or until it melts. Divide flour into 3 parts. Add half of the butter into the egg mixture, gently fold and stir 2-3 times with a spatula. Next, add 1/3 of the flour, gently fold and stir around a few times until just incorporated.
- Add in the second part of the flour, stir gently to incorporate. Add the remaining butter, gently stir to mix, and finally add the remaining flour. Make sure the flour is fully dissolved. DO NOT OVER MIX. Please make sure the batter retains the air bubbles in the beaten eggs.
- Pour the banana cake batter into the pan. For the best results, place the pan on another empty pan before baking. To avoid the top of the cake from becoming too brown, cover the top of the pan with aluminum foil after the cake is set at the top, about 20-25 minutes into baking.
- Bake the banana for 40-50 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean in the center. Remove the cake from the oven, let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before cutting into pieces.
Hi
how high did this cake rise using the square pan?
It sinks down in the middle. Is that what it’s supposed to be?
No.
Thank you for your helpful reply
It turned out very ‘wet’ and I’m not sure if it’s ok? I baked it for 50 mins. I’m disappointed.
Lai, it should be wet. If it’s wet, that means your measurements are off. The pictures on the post are exactly how they turn out.
Next time use “cups” for the measurements instead of grams. I had to google the conversion. Not all home bakers have weighing scales
Viny – cup measurements are not precise. Try to measure a cup of flour and weight it, you get a different weight every time. Certain recipes need to be very precise, especially baking!
prefer grams
200 g peeled bananas? Thanks!
Hi Bee,
I just baked this Super delicious banana cake . It’s by far the best recipe ever.
By the way, there’s no salt added in this recipe . Isn’t it necessary ? I added a pinch though .
No salt needed, but a pinch is fine! :)
If I just want half the portion, does halving all ingredients work? I do not have an electric or hand held mixer. Would beating by hand suffice? Thank you.
It’s very hard to half the recipe, it’s best you do it with an electric mixer. If you don’t have it, it’s best to make banana bread. https://rasamalaysia.com/best-banana-bread-recipe/
I made it!
It is really simple and delicious, but a tad too sweet for me. Is it ok if i cut down the sugar by half or so?
Yes you can.
This is a delicious cake.
I used only 40grams of sugar and it’s quite sweet for me. My cake does not rise well because of this, but I’ve come to live with cakes not rising well due to reducing sugar :-)
I gotta say that the repeated warning not to over mix the batter kinda makes me anxious.
And in the end I did kinda overmix it coz there is no way I can mix well with only 2-3 swipes.
Hi, I love the taste of this recipe. May I ask if it is right when the texture of the mixture seems to be less “fluffy” with some air bubbles at the stage when I added butter and flour? The texture after mixing egg and icing Seems very creamy and fluff ( like an egg white whisk for meringue) . However, it seems to sink with bubbles showing up when I added in flour and egg. I wonder if I did this step right? The cake turns out tasty still but just wondering if it may have affected the rise/ height of cake. Thanks!
The key is to not over mix the batter so the air bubbles don’t disappear.
May I check to bake which tier of oven? Middle or bottom?
Middle is fine.
hello! can i know how many grams of this banana cake makes up 1 serving size?
I don’t know.
Hi, I’m a beginner baker and I just tried your recipe last night and it turns out perfect, makes me proud of myself (LOL). Your clear & step by step instructions are really helpful. Thank you so much for sharing!