Use the ripe bananas on your counter to make this Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake. Mini chocolate chips make this soft and fluffy cake so good.
And the Best Honey Peanut Butter Frosting makes it absolutely irresistible! Make it and watch it disappear!
Today is a fun day! I am joining with a group of blog friends to surprise Katie from Katie's Cucina with a fun virtual baby shower. I met Katie last year at the BlogHer Food conference, and she is such a sweetheart. We enjoyed chatting over crazy monster donuts from the food trucks while we were there.
Surprise Katie!!!! We wanted to let you know how much you are loved, and how excited we are for your little man to be here soon.
I wish we could all be there in person to give you hugs and delicious food. But since we are all over the country, we did the next best thing. We made lots of easy dinners, desserts, and crafts to share with you through pictures.
We know you will be busy with late night feedings, changing diapers, and just staring in awe at those little fingers and toes, so we wanted to share easy recipes that don't take much time to make.
I always have bananas on the counter or in my freezer. That's nothing new around here. So when I started thinking about an easy dessert to share at the party, I knew it was going to involve bananas. In fact, I had just frozen a bunch of bananas before we went on vacation, so I knew I had plenty on hand to work with.
This cake is a version of this Best Banana Cake. Last year I was on the phone with my sister, and she wanted to use up her ripe bananas. I sent her to that Banana Cake right away. As she started to mix the ingredients up, she realized that she didn't have a few of the ingredients, so she called me back.
With just a few substitutions and a different frosting, we put together a whole new cake. One that definitely needed chocolate chips in it. After all, chocolate and peanut butter is meant to be.
This cake calls for coconut oil in the batter and the frosting. Do not be afraid of it if this new to you. You will not taste any coconut flavor at all.
Coconut oil has been found to have many health benefits. It helps improve cholesterol, helps digestion, and can help with weight balance. It is also amazing for your skin and hair. I have started substituting it in many of my baked goods and using it when making popcorn.
One thing that makes this cake great is that it can be mixed up in one bowl. Two if you count the bowl for the homemade peanut butter frosting. And if you haven't eaten all the cake, I have a feeling it would freeze fine. That way you could spread the cake eating joy out longer.
Not that it last long enough in our house for me to know. My kids love banana treats just as much as I do, so it disappeared very quickly. Just means it's time to buy another bunch of bananas. I have a few more recipes to try out with them.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake recipe:
Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
Use the ripe bananas on your counter to make this Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake. Mini chocolate chips make this soft and fluffy cake so good.
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 brown bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
- 1 batch Best Honey Peanut Butter Frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Cream the coconut oil and sugars. Add the eggs, vanilla, and bananas. Beat until creamy.
- Place the oats in a blender or food processor and pulse into oat flour. It's ok if it still has chunks of oats.
- Sift together the salt, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, and oat flour. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Beating after each addition. Do not over beat.
- Stir in the chocolate chips by hand. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30-33 minutes. Test the cake with a toothpick. When it comes out mostly clean, the cake is done. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Frost the cooled cake with the peanut butter frosting. Cut into 24 squares and top with sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 263Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 196mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 2gSugar: 26gProtein: 4g
Make sure to visit all the blog participating in the baby shower!!!
There are some pretty amazing easy recipes and crafts being shared!
Coconut Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies from Simply Southern Baking
Crock Pot Fajitas with Chicken and Quinoa from The Dinner-Mom
Overnight Oatmeal from The Hungry Housewife
Honey-Dijon Chicken, Apple & Quinoa Wraps from The Kitchen Prep
Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Soup from The Lemon Bowl
DIY Whale Art from While They Snooze
One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice from Yellow Bliss Road
JulieD
Looks so good, Jocelyn!! Thanks so much for joining in on the shower for Katie!
dina
pb, bananas and chocolate are a yummy combo!
Wendi @ H2OBungalow
Oh my gosh this looks good! You used all of my favorite ingredients! I always have exra bananas that need to be used too. I'm sure Katie will love this recipe. It was nice meeting you through Katies shower! Now I'm off to read a few more of your amazing recipes!!
leslie
Banana, chocolate and peanut butter...nothing could be better!
Kelly Teufel
Hey I found your Chocolate chip banana cake recipe a year ago on pinterest. I was wondering if you still had that same recipe up on your site? I loved it and everyone loved it. I wanted to make it next weekend for my friends birthday. I believe its the the chocolate chip banana cake with the honey peanut butter icing. It's the two layered cake with chocolate chips on top. Should of wrote it down but thought it would always be there since I pinned it. Thank you for your help!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hi, yes, this cake is still on here 🙂 I'm glad you liked it so much. Here is the link to the cake: https://insidebrucrewlife.com/chocolate-chip-banana-cake-with-honey-peanut-butter-frosting/
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain
That's so sweet to throw a surprise virtual baby shower for your friend!! Though I bet she had some of these in person right about now. 😉 I know I do!
Kelly - LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE
Totally love this idea. You incorporate the 3 best ingredients. Chocolate. Bananas. and PEANUT BUTTER. hello, sold. Totally going to try this. I'm obsessed with making anything with bananas! Plus love that you used coconut oil. So good for you and so versatile!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you Kelly!! 🙂
Caroline @ chocolate & carrots
I love this so much Jocelyn! The use of coconut oil is awesome. Yum!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Caroline!! 🙂
Kelly
What a lovely cake for a baby shower - looks perfect Jocelyn! Love that you used coconut oil in here and I definitely could not resist all that peanut butter frosting with sprinkles - so pretty:) Pinning 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout
Yet another amazing recipe for bananas! Love this one Jocelyn! And that frosting...come to mama! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha, thanks girl!! 🙂
Beth @ bethcakes
What a perfect cake for a baby shower! I love banana, peanut butter, and chocolate together. So good! I love all of your banana recipes, haha. 🙂
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen
I love these cute virtual showers! They are so fun!! And I love this banana peanut butter cake. It looks so fun and festive! Perfect for B-Day parties too! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Renee!! 🙂