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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake. One of our very best recipes to use that never ending supply of over ripe bananas on your kitchen counter.

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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Our mission continues to find new ways to use up those brown speckled bananas that are always on the counter top. We have featured chocolate banana breads, banana cake, banana muffins and banana cupcakes to name a few but today, peanut butter enters the mix.

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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

The idea is inspired by the many peanut butter and banana sandwiches I ate as a kid. When my mom wasn’t looking, I’d add a sprinkle of chocolate chips.

Dark Chocolate Chips, to melt and dip the biscotti

I always use 50% cocoa dark chocolate chips but you can substitute any kind you like..

Those were silently and stealthily procured from the kitchen pantry cupboard to made their way into many a sandwich.

This cake deliciously combines all three elements into a great dessert cake to end any meal or at a weekend brunch.

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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

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Originally published May 2013. Updated April 2020.

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake close up photo of a single slice
Yield: 16 servings

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cake - one of our very best recipes to use that never ending supply of over ripe bananas on your kitchen counter.

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 bananas, medium to large size, very ripe and mashed
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

For the Chocolate Ganache Glaze

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream

For the Peanut Butter Glaze

  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 4 tbsp icing sugar, powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp milk, a few drops at a time

Instructions

To prepare the cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Beat sugar, peanut butter and oil in a bowl. beat the eggs well, then fold in the mashed bananas.
  3. Sift together dry ingredients and fold into banana mixture alternately with the orange juice.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  5. Pour batter into well greased and floured bundt pan or funnel cake pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center which comes out clean is the best indicator that the loaf is fully baked.
  6. Cool completely before topping with chocolate ganache and peanut butter glaze.

To prepare the Chocolate Ganache Glaze

  1. Melt together in a double boiler.
  2. Pour or spread the ganache over the cake.

To Prepare the Peanut Butter Glaze

  1. Combine the peanut butter and icing sugar.
  2. Add a few drops of milk at a time until the glaze reaches a thick but pourable consistency.
  3. Drizzle the glaze over the chocolate ganache.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

16

Serving Size

16 servings

Amount Per Serving Calories 386Saturated Fat 11gCholesterol 31mgSodium 226mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 2gSugar 32gProtein 6g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Linda

Thursday 30th of March 2023

Best way to store? Thanks

Diane

Monday 19th of August 2019

To make this a gluten free cake would I be better to add eggs or xantham gum or?

Barry C. Parsons

Saturday 5th of October 2019

No idea. I don't really bake gluten free.

2pots2cook

Sunday 4th of August 2019

Promising and no fail trio ! Thank you !

Elizabeth

Sunday 1st of October 2017

This is a fantastic cake. Great way to use up bananas. I am not really fond of bananas and this was lovely, a nice flavour of banana but not too much. Easy to make. Thanks for anther great recipe. Love this blog.

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