Yesterday was Mr. Idea Room’s birthday! He likes food in general…but he really likes cake. Especially our Cinnamon Banana Cake. This recipe has been part of my family’s recipes for as long as I can remember. We actually call it Sandy’s Cake. I have no idea why. I should probably ask because there could be a great family history story behind it.
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Anyways…One of my favorite things about this cake is that it is made with bananas. And for some reason when I buy bananas…they either are gobbled up quickly before I can use one on my bowl of Cheerios in the morning (grrr…and yes…I LOVE me some Cheerios). Or, they sit and turn brown forgotten in the fruit basket.
So, this is one of our favorite go to recipes. This is also a recipe that we like to make and share with our neighbors and friends.
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 dash salt
3 cups flour
1 pint sour cream (2 cups) or vanilla yogurt
Blend butter, sugar, bananas, eggs and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients. In another bowl make the filling.
Filling:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional…but why wouldn’t you?)
Layer batter and filling twice in a 9X13 dish. Bake 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
* Sometimes the middle of the cake needs to bake longer. If so, put foil over the cake after the 45 minutes and bake it for another 5 minutes. Test with a toothpick in the middle to see if the batter sticks to it, if it comes out clean…the cake is finished.
Click here for a printable version of our Cinnamon Banana Cake Recipe.
this looks sooo delicious and versatile! chocolate chips make everything better, don’t you think?! I’m a pinterest contributor for Better Homes & Gardens and have pinned this recipe as one of my new favorites! YUM!
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Thanks so much for the pins. I really appreciate it. And yes…chocolate chips are the cure-all…at least in my mind!
This looks delish! Thanks for sharing.
I just found three over-ripe bananas in the hidden depths of my pantry. This sounds like a perfect way to use them up! :)
Haha! They have a tendency to hide at my house too…or get brown really fast…Hope you enjoy it. Hope that baby girl of yours is doing well.
Looks absolutely YUMMY! Think I will try this when all my kids are here this weekend.
I hope they all love it. Sounds like a fun weekend!
This looks heavenly! Thanks so much for sharing!
Amy this looks AMAZING! yum!
Thanks Brittany!
I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
This looks so yummy! Cinnamon and bananas, two of my favorites. I’m going to make it this weekend and I’m definitely throwing in the chocolate chips. They’re not optional for me; they’re required! :) I’ve also shared this post on my FB page!
Thanks for sharing this Peggy. Chocolate chips are NEVER optional here! I need to restock my COSTCO giant size bag :)
Funny, this morning Mr Mindy :) was bummed that I had 2 bad banana’s hanging on the fruit basket, so little K suggested I make banana bread, but this looks much better. Thanks for sharing!
Hope Mr. Mindy likes how his rotten bananas turn out :)
Yum! I usually make banana bread with my yucky bananas, but I might need to try this next time. :-)
I’ve got 2 ripe bananas waiting for this recipe!! Thanks for sharing
I clicked “print recipe” before you could say banana cake! I’d make it tonight – right now – if I weren’t dead tired. I will make it tomorrow, though. I can’t wait
Haha! Yay! I know the feeling. Tomorrow will be a great cake baking day! Hope you love it too!
Looks sooooo Yummy!! I have a few bananas that will be perfectly ripe in a few days so I will have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing!! AJ@queenofmynest
Your Welcome! Thanks for the sweet comment. I love to hear from my readers!
This is a very good recipe! Thank you so much for sharing. My husband and baby girl loved it! :)
Thanks so much Rachael!! Glad you were able to make it and your family loved it!
Oooo…can’t wait to try it. And I think you may have solved a problem I have with another recipe where the middle seems to need more baking time than the rest. Never occurred to me to cover it–thanks!
Oh yay Nancy! I have found this works for me on other recipes as well!
I have a bowl full of bananas~Thanks-looks yummy!
I have just made this and it is amazing!! It’s so easy and delicious. and looks really great too…thanks!!
So glad to hear that you loved it! And thanks for taking the time to come on back and share that with us. It is always nice for others to see that people have made it and enjoyed it! Thanks Helen!
This looks yummy. You’ve probably already heard this tip, but if I only have one brown banana, I peel it and put it in my freezer. When I have three or four, I bake. Takes a few minutes to defrost and then just toss them in and mash them. I know what I’m making next time! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I actually did not know that Kristi! That is such a great tip. I am guilty of throwing away single bad bananas! Great tip! Thank you!
I will definately be making this today, and I think I’ll add a nice cream cheese frosting, yum.
oooh Yum!! Cream Cheese Frosting!!! Great idea!
Heavenly!!! I can’t wait to try this…I’m thinking for this weekend’s church luncheon! Thanks for the recipe and the delicious looking pics!
If you don’t have yogurt or sour cream can you substitute with milk?…
I don’t think the milk will have enough substance and the cake may not have the same consistency.
Hi!
I repinned this onto my Baking and Cafe’ board (http://pinterest.com/lesliehellohome/baking-and-cafe/) two weeks ago, and just made it this morning!!
OH WOW~ We all LOVED it!
It was moist, dense, crunchy (from the topping), gooey (from the chocolate chips).
Heaven.
We ate it as coffee cake breakfast, not a dessert. Was that okay?
;)
Thank you so much for this recipe. It is now part of our family’s recipe book!
Warm hugs from South Carolina!
~Leslie
So happy to hear that! It is all those things for me too! And…we always eat it for breakfast if it is around…cause I am a good mom like that ;) So glad you took the time to stop on over and let me know!
Made this recipe this morning while on vacation. My 2 sisters and I just gobbled up the first 3 slices. This cake probably won’t last until tomorrow with 3 families in the house!! Yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Made this today with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Minis instead of the chocolate chips and also baked the banana’s in the skins (350*–15 mins until the skins looked black) to bring out a stonger banana flavor. Started out hand mixing, but decided the stand mixture was the better way of blending. Can’t get much better than cinnamon, chocolate, peanut butter, & banana. It’s very moist & good. My husband loves it, especially with the peanut butter cups but said it would be equally as good with the chocolate chips! Will definately make again. Thanks Amy for sharing a great recipe!
Yum. Love your addition of PB cups! I just might have to try that for the family the next time we have ripe bananas!
Hi! I pinned this cake on Pinterest & I have baked it twice, now! The first time to take as a thank-you for a dinner invite. & just today I baked one to send over to my husband in Afghanistan! He will LOVE it, I’m sure :)
Anyway, I am new to the blogging world & I just wanted to tell you that I am sharing your recipe, but I will shoot all credit back to you!
Thank-you so much for sharing! I love your page!
Hi,
Fantastic recipe, can’t wait to try it out. One tip with freezing the bananas is just to throw them in the freezer as they are, in their skins. When ready to use them, leave them to defrost and then squeeze them out of the skins. No mashing as they will be nice and squishy from freezing!
Made this tonight after searching on Pinterest for yummy looking banana cake recipes to use up my overripe bananas. I usually make banana bread but decided I wanted to try a cake. This looked delicious and couldn’t get it out of my mind until I made it! My kids are going to love it! Thanks so much Amy for an awesome recipe and I will be following your other recipes! I am eating it now and I absolutely ❤ it!!!
I am so happy you enjoyed it. It is absolutely one of our favorite desserts as well and a good way to use up our old bananas. Thanks so much for actually taking the time to come back here and share that with me. I love to hear from people who have actually tried the things I am sharing here! Hope you continue to like what you see!