Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake
A soft banana cake made with ripe bananas and lightly sweet batter, finished with chocolate chips on top. The cake is moist and fluffy, similar to banana bread but baked in a square pan for easy slicing.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Servings
- 9
- Calories
- 265
- Protein
- 4g

Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 ½ cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- 3
Peel the bananas and place them in a mixing bowl.
- 4
Mash the bananas with a fork until smooth.
- 5
Add melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.
- 6
Mix until the batter becomes smooth.
- 7
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- 8
Stir gently until the flour disappears.
- 9
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- 10
Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly on top.
- 11
Bake for 25–30 minutes.
- 12
The cake is ready when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 13
Let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
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