Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

5 from 1 vote

This banana cake with chocolate frosting is super tender, moist, and decadent. A single-layer cake that's super easy to make and frost!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 308kcal

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a 9×13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Set it aside.
Add the bananas to a stand mixer and mix until smooth. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
Add the melted butter slowly and mix until well incorporated then add the eggs one at a time.
Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Don't overmix! Mix until well combined.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and place it in the oven. Immediately reduce the heat to 275 degrees F and bake for 60 minutes. Don't overbake.
Once the 60 minutes are up, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
Frost the cake with the chocolate frosting and decorate with banana slices, if desried. Enjoy!

You'll want to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F, but the second you place the cake in the oven you'll want to decrease the temperature to 275 degrees F.
If the chocolate frosting is too thick, add more milk and mix it on high speed until fluffy. Taste it and add more powdered sugar if it's too chocolaty for your liking.