One of our favorite Recipes for Overripe Bananas is this Banana Cake Recipe! A delicious Banana Cake with Sour Cream and Cinnamon! This cake is a crowd pleaser!
BANANA CAKE
Yesterday was Mr. Idea Room’s birthday! He likes food in general…but he really likes cake. Especially our Banana Cake with Sour Cream. This recipe has been part of my family’s recipes for as long as I can remember. We actually call it Sandy’s Cake, after my mom’s friend Sandy who shared her family recipe with us!
CAKE RECIPE
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.
HOW TO MAKE SOUR CREAM CAKE
Banana Cake with Sour Cream
One Of Our Favorite Recipes For Overripe Bananas Is This Banana Cake Recipe! A Delicious Banana Cake With Sour Cream And Cinnamon! This Banana Cake Is A Crowd Pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 salt dash
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sour cream or 2 cups vanilla yogurt
Filling:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbs. cinnamon
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans chopped, optional
- 1 cup chocolate chips optional…but why wouldn’t you?
Instructions
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Layer batter and filling twice in a 9X13 dish.
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Bake 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
Recipe Notes
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.
RECIPES FOR OVERRIPE BANANAS
- Skinny Banana Cookies
- Banana Bread
- Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
- Chocolate Chip Banana Blondies
- Banana Bread with Berries
- Peanut Butter Banana Flourless Muffins
- Banana Cake Recipe
- Overripe Banana Recipes
BAKING SUPPLIES
- 9×13 Non-Stick Wilton Pan with Cover
- Simply Calphalon 9-Inch by 13-Inch Bakeware Cake Pan
- Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
- Silicone Spatulas
- Hot Pads
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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!
Check it out here: http://pinterest.com/pin/56787645271693942/
on this board:http://pinterest.com/bhg/blogger-recipes-we-love/
xo
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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!
Can this coffee cake be frozen
I have never put this in the freezer so not sure how well it would freeze.
Can this be frozen
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 :)
Your list shows 2 cups of sour cream or vanilla yogurt but in the video it doesn’t show you adding it
Aneta- I must have forgotten it. It does need to be added in though. Thank you for letting me know.
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!
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!
Or, if you only have one bad banana and few good ones but have the urge to bake with bananas, you can take the good ones and throw them in a plastic bag, peel and all, and throw them in the freezer. Take them out the next day and they’ll brown as they thaw and be ready for baking! :)
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.
I didn’t have sour cream or yogurt on hand either. I went to Google and found that a tablespoon of lemon juice with milk filled to 1 cup is a substitute as well (emulates sour milk according to the website I found). I tried it when I made this last night and it tastes phenomenal!
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!
Do you have any suggestions for a (cow) dairy free alternative?
I made it last night and everyone who has eaten it so far loooooves it, they are all asking for the recipe! :) Thanks for sharing.
How did you know that I have two overripe bananas sitting on my counter that I was just about to toss? Thanks for the timely post (my waistline hates you though) :-)
I made this tonight for dessert, but because my family and I have given up chocolate for lent, I substituted 1/2 cup cinnamon chips and 1/2 cup butterscotch chips. Oh, my, goodness! This cake is so yummy that my hubby had 2 servings. Thank you!
This is a family classic at my house too! We call it “Cathy Baginski’s Banana-Chip Coffee Cake” because my mom got the recipe from her friend Cathy
I want this soooo bad!! Any ideas on a dairy free version? Either way, love your website :) you rock!!
I have some yogurt that’s about to go bad (bananas in the freezer ;) ) and immediately thought of this recipe!
Before my father-in-law passed away he wasn’t eating much but I made this cake for him anyway. He absolutely LOVED it. We hadn’t seen him so excited to eat in a while. It was really touching. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Oh! That makes me feel so happy. I am sorry to hear about your FIL but happy to hear he was able to find some joy in this recipe! xo
I just made this after seeing it on Pinterest. Not only did it make my house smell like baking heaven, it tasted amazing!! For sure a new favorite that I will be making again and again!! Thank you for sharing!
It really does fill the whole house with goodness…and your belly! So glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
I made this yesterday as a bundt (baked for 60 minutes). And I added some cinnamon chips with the chocolate chips because I had an open bag in the pantry. It was a hit with the entire family!!!
Yay!! I am so glad to hear that!!
Thanks so much for sharing, Amy! My whole family enjoyed it. I was a little concerned when I was making it because my batter was just about the consistency of mashed potatoes! But it turned out perfectly and that crunchy filling on top is TO DIE FOR. Perfect anytime treat!
The batter is a bit thicker than normal! Glad you enjoyed it!!
I just pulled this or of my oven. My house smells amazing. I told my mom that I wished I could text/post /email her the smell. Google will have to work on that feature. I’m taking it to mom’s club at my church in the morning if I can keep my fingers out of it until then. Thanks!
Looks Delish! I wish it didn’t have that much sugar and butter. I don’t mind sugar in the filling but then also in the cake?? What if I replace butter for applesauce and honey for sugar? Thoughts please :)
this recipe looks wonderful! I need to make it gluten free, so do you know what the flour substitution would be? I would be using all purpose GF, but I’m not sure that I would use 3 cups? TIA
This article may explain how to substitute flour for GF flour: http://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-diet/baking-with-gluten-free-flour
thank you for the article….it is very helpful!!!!
This is the best
Can I use milk instead of yogurt?
You can substitute sour milk for yogurt. To make sour milk, put one Tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a one-cup volume measuring cup. Add milk up to one cup total, and let it sit for a few minutes before you use it. I would add only enough sour milk to make it moist, since yogurt is thicker than sour milk.
When do you add sour cream or vanilla yogurt please , it doesn’t say in your video ?? Or is it just for pouring over ??
Here is the printable recipe. Thanks. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_-QCIDaZGQg3ecA6WNiSLcdKlF1OP6mVL1aUM-MyTU/edit
Made this a couple times….it’s yummy!!
Amy- So happy that you enjoyed the recipe.
This cake is delicious! Thanks for the recipe. My kids and my early morning seminary students really enjoyed this.
Kathleen- Yay! So happy you all enjoyed it!
I didn’t see you add sour cream or yogurt in the video. Is it necessary or can you make it without?
Kayla- I must have missed that. Yes, I always add the sour cream or yogurt. Hope you enjoy the recipe.