By Chelsea Sugar![Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing]()
Page views: 2968856Chocolate and banana, is there anything better than this? Take this classic moist banana cake recipe and top with chocolate icing to make it irresistible.
231 reviews
125g Tararua Butter, softened
¾ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana (about 2 large
bananas)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
2 Tbsp hot Meadow Fresh Milk
1¾ cup Edmonds Standard Grade Flour
1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
Icing:
1½ cups Chelsea Chocolate Icing
1 Tbsp Tararua Butter (softened)
1-2 Tbsp boiling water
Pre-heat oven to 180°C conventional (160° fan bake). Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
Beat Tararua Butter and Chelsea Caster Sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in bananas and vanilla essence until combined.
Mix Edmonds Baking Soda and Meadow Fresh Milk together before stirring into the banana mixture. Sift in Edmonds Standard Grade Flour and Edmonds Baking Powder, fold into the mixture until combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked (insert a clean skewer, if it comes out clean it is cooked). Stand for 5-10 mins before inverting onto a wire rack to cool. Ice with chocolate icing when cold.
Icing: Mix Chelsea Chocolate Icing Sugar, Tararua Butter and 1 Tbsp boiling water at a time until combined, adding more hot water until icing is a spreadable consistency. Smooth over the top of the cake.
I’m about to make this and see in the reviews the Chelsea chocolate icing is no longer available- what do you use instead please and how much?
CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, we have updated the recipe now! Enjoy! :)
I've made this a few times for my family and they love it! I wanted to make a layered banana cake any advice on the filing ? Thanks
CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, glad you're enjoying this recipe! You could double the quantity of chocolate icing to use between the layers as well as on top of the cake. Otherwise a chocolate buttercream would work well, or try whipped cream and caramel sauce for extra indulgence!
A family favourite now, absolutely delicious and moist. Easy to make and disappears quickly.
Absolutely delicious and a moist banana cake which the family all enjoy. One of the best banana cake recipes I have tried. Definitely a favourite with the family, thank you.
Go to banana cake to make with the kids, very yummy. Would be great if you could update the icing recipe since the 'chocolate icing' product is no longer available.
CHELSEA SUGAR: Thank you, we've updated the recipe now :)
One of my favorites is a banana cake, iv made a few with little success, to dry to moist after making it came out perfectly
Our favourite banana cake ever
I'm male 50 haven't baked a cake since i was 18. This was easy to follow and tasted yummy .
good
i loved this recipe i made it for my grandmas birthday and she loved it but could you please make a banana cake recipe without icing.
AMAZING TASTE! I don’t usually bake cakes this small (big Samoan family + big Samoan appetite) but since moving out after I got married I decided to make a small one for Hubby. Made my own cream cheese frosting though.. DELISIOSO!
I have no vanilla essence will it make a difference
CHELSEA SUGAR: Vanilla essence adds a nice flavour but the cake will still work well without it. Enjoy!
I have been making a range of your recipes for years. I convert them to vegan by omitting the egg, and replacing with a (ground linseed egg) - 1 TBL ground linseed and 3 TBL of boiling water. Replace cows milk with milk alternatives, and Olivani or Nutalex instead of butter. Works well for nearly all recipes.
I’ve made this recipe lots of times and it always turns out sweet, moist, and delicious. amazing!!!!!!!!!!
What is Chelsea Chocolate Icing Sugar? No one sells it...
CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, this product is no longer available unfortunately. We have updated the recipe to use icing sugar and cocoa powder instead :)
It is so good.
You should put up a bacon and egg pie recipe it would be fun I could make it for my family.
It's sooo moist and delicious. And it's super easy to make for beginners and younger ones. If I could I'll rate this 10 stars...
Thanks to Chelsea to making baking Soo easy and super simple.... And even more FUN
Was a delight to make with my little sister it was easy to follow- 4 stars all the way! good recipe!
Easy to follow recipe all our friends enjoyed the cake too, I changed the icing to peppermint probably not again stick to cake and custard
such a quick easy and very yum recipe.
Mine was cooked perfectly in just 30 mins! i also added a pinch of cinnamon to the bananas yummmmy
There was hardly ANY batter even though I followed the recipe exactly and for some reason it turned out REALLY chewy! Not using this recipe again.
Banana cake is one of my favourites and after using this recipe, it was by far the best banana cake ever. I added another banana to the ingredients and used fresh cream instead of chocolate icing. Next time, I will use chocolate icing instead. Thanks Chelsea, this is one of my go to cake recipes and a family favourite!
My Mum makes the best banana cake, and always used chocolate icing, which is the best, Im going to try your recipe and compare. Thanks
Best banana cake recipe ever - I love to add white chocolate chips and walnuts!
This recipe is totally foolproof. My favourite banana cake recipe, I’ve used it many many times and it’s never failed. Always check with a skewer before taking out of the oven- some may require extra time (mine usually needs about 10 extra minutes)
I made the banana cake today and it is lovely. I did add a 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon to the mixture and it gave it a lovely extra flavour. I also did a butter/lemon icing which seemed to enhance the banana flavour. It is a lovely cake so thank you for the recipe.
I chopped up walnuts and no icing. When served I added whipped cream and chopped bananas on the cake. Very nice. You should try this and tell me how it went. 10/10 the best banana cake I have had.
This cake is a perfect balance (not to sweet not to bland) it holds shape, and nice and spongy 11/10. I like banana, banana good.
I love this recipe. I've made it 4 times. First time it was thin and a little over done, so I've had to adjust the baking time and size of baking trays. I've also doubled mixture as well but each time, it's been an improvement. Forth time was the best... It turned out light, soft and very delicious. I love it...Finally I can make a decent banana cake for my family...Thank Chelsea Team.
Lovely cake so yummy. I haven't iced it yet ill do that tomorrow and cut into squares to take to a friends. Will definitely make this again!
What items do I need?
Chelsea Sugar:
You will need a 20cm round cake tin, baking paper, whisk, spoon, measuring cup, measuring spoons, sieve, bowl, wire rack and spatula.
This was really good and I really like having raspberries with bananas so I put some raspberries in and it tasted great!!!
I’m only 13 and made my first homemade cookies. Mine didn’t turn out like the ones in the photos but were yummyy and easy to cook thank you Chelsea.
Absolutley amazing! Took a wee bit longer to cook but it was worth the extra 10-15 mins! Outstanding flavour and thank you for this amazing recipe!
I make this all the time, everyone loves it!! Whoever doesn’t like it obviously isn’t doing it right.
This recipe is AMAZING!! used brown sugar though as I didn’t have anything else and fan baked for 30minutes. Pretty much a first time baker and this turned out beautifully . . Thank you for this recipe
This cake is delicious! I used a rectangular brownie pan rather than a round cake tin so only needed to bake it for 15-18 minutes. Very easy to make and unfortunately too easy to eat!
Just made my first Banana cake, followed the recipe to the letter, I have a very good baking oven so set timer for 40 minutes, checked and removed strait away, its perfect, yum yum yum
I think that New Zealand recipes, especially nz cookies, Pavlova cake, carrot cake and many others ... are a kind of heritage of world civilization. And I’m not even ironic on this issue.
So delicious and Easy to make. Didn't require too much ingredients which I liked. we had ours with brown sugar cream cheese frosting
Tried this for the first time - very nice cake not dry at all. Icing really improves it. If your cake is dry you overcooked it.
Very nice easy recipe. Didn't last long in our house. I made the topping with icing sugar, lemon zest & juice and cream cheese balanced really well with the sweetness of cake. Delish !
The banana cake had currently been in the oven for around forty five minutes and is still raw in the middle but is starting to really brown up. I am worried the banana cake will burn on the top.
Just tried this! So easy and came out so good! Will definitely continue to use this recipe!!! Thank you.
So delicious yet so simple! I've made this recipe several times and always turns out great! My tip, if the mixture is a bit dry, just add a little bit of milk.
Beautiful. I added slightly more banana and cooked at 170 conventional for 32 minutes. Lined that base and greased and floured the sides so it could cling when rising. Lovely cake. I used cream cheese icing with lemon zest and candied lemon slices cooked in syrup to garnish.
This is one of my favourite recipes and the family love it. I always double the mixture so there’s enough to go around.
This is one of my favourite recipes and the family love it. I always double the mixture so there’s enough to go around.
Amazing! Went down so well with everyone, thought it would be nice to have some to eat later, but it disappeared! So good, moist on the inside.
I made a 4 layered cake for my mum and sisters birthday cake and every single time it turned out the same moist and extremely delicious.
My no-cooking husband made it for me. It is easy to follow and it was DELICIOUS!
It is now our regular treat (poor husband will know the recipe by heart soon).
Made this today and the cake is light, moist and delicious. Not to mention the wonderful smell that filled the house while it was baking!
Make this cake quite often. It never fails and family just love it! Instead of making 1 i have to make 2 because it goes so quick. I add 2-3 more bananas to give it a extra kick of taste and moist - tastes even better. I also sometimes add chocolate chips - just devine!!! Makes the cake extra moist.
This Bannana Cake is amazing with chocolate icing but you should try lemon and cream cheese icing with it is it extra extra amazing
Easy to follow recipe and method. Unfortunately though mine came out a bit dry, could there have been a more in depth description through the method that could've helped prevent this?
The banana cake recipe is very easy and very delicious. I love all your recipes, they are the best, amazing:)
I had doubts when I saw how weird the consistency became after adding eggs? but my cake turned out perfectly moist, amazing and yum!
I've been looking for a banana cake recipe everywhere and this one was perfect and really easy to make, it tasted GREAT too. Thank You!
Yum, the best yet! My children just love it!
I have rarely had any success with baking and this was no exception as it didn't rise properly. That's why I have only given four stars. I followed the recipe exactly but the next time I will use self-raising flourand see if that helps. However it tastes pretty good so it will be eaten!
Thanks so much for the lovely recipe my family enjoyed it so much this was the best cake I ever baked.
Very happy with the result. I altered it a little due to having a few extra mushy bananas. But pretty much the same recipe. I used normal sugar as had no caster sugar. The cake isn't sweet but once I ice it, the cakes will be yummy. Of course I tried a bit before it's iced. Now off to the shop for some icing sugar and a lemon.
What a delicious moist banana cake! Well done Chelsea!!! It is almost sponge like but, oh! So delicious! It is not heavy and doughy for those who like their chocolate cake that way.
Delicious !! :D
This recipe is a winner. I have made it over and over again and even recommended it to my friends. It's nice, moist and tasty. I had to reduce the sugar but all in all, it's an awesome cake. Thanks Chelsea!
This is one of my favourite cakes. I have made it before and I think it is really moist, not too heavy and a great yummy morning tea or afternoon treat.
Awesome recipe. The cake was so soft. Omg it was unbelievable. I baked 2 cakes for a Christmas do. Everyone loved it. Amazing recipe and very easy to make. Thanks Chelsea.
I absolutely love this cake. It's the perfect cake and I've made it twice and everyone loved it. I've even had requests from people that were willing to pay for it!
I was looking for a special new and simple cake recipe for my son's birthday. Then I found a banana cake with chocolate icing cake recipe which was very simple and fast recipe. I made this cake recipe for my son birthday party. Wow!! Cake taste was very awesome. Everyone loved his cake. Thanks for sharing this cake recipe.
This is the best banana cake recipe. It turns out perfectly moist every time, rises nicely and is very easy to make. Delicious!
Ya need to use over ripe bananas and if you dont have them, mash yellow ones and let them sit in the open to blacken up a lot. then stir it until wet, before adding the dry ingredients. i use self raising flour as it makes the cake rise up and lite and fluffy...I'm stuck on lemon icing using real lemons and creme cheese :) so delish....
I followed the recipe there was very little cake mix and was quite thick and it just didn't rise or really cook through. So more a banana uncooked biscuit
Nice and super easy. Great if you're in a rush and need to produce some baking for the fam bam! Done it two times and both times it was a little dry sadly. Icing helps a lot. Maybe to overcome this cut the cake in half and add cream. Also, our oven is quite hot so didn't need the whole time. Make sure you watch over 30 mins. :) happy baking follow bakers out there in cyber space hehe
It was amazing but I added silver balls to decorate bit down on one to hard and my tooth fell out
lucky it was only a baby tooth.
CHELSEA: Happy to know you enjoyed the recipe but sorry to hear about your baby tooth.
Delicious
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So very easy, I am not a great baker, best at cooking, this is the best all told cake I can make and know it will be a success. Made it for the old chaps at the pub, and they loved it, so now making more thanks very much Wendy
Amazingly moist. We really liked it. We added cocoa powder and almond liqueur and it came out perfect. We made the icing with two bars of 70% cacao dark chocolate mixed with boiling water and the icing didn't look the best but tasted delicious to our family of 5. :-) thank you!
My whole family love this cake very much!!! So we make this cake in every weekend. We give thinks to you by heart for giving awesome recipe.
These banana cakes were the nicest things I had eaten in a long time. Jeez!! I recommend this to everyone especially my whanau! Thanx Chelsea.
This recipe was a hit for my birthday! The only thing I would change would be less baking time, but I love this recipe.
Amaaaaazing cake recipe! My oven is too hot so I had to bake it for only half an hour on 150 degrees (according to my oven dial lol). Soooo moist and delish!!!!
I love this recipe for men it works so well and my mum and dad loved it so much.
The best banana cake ever. I am trying it for the second time today. The first time I made it, there were a lot of praises. People thought I ordered it from a bakery. Love the recipe. Its simple and accurate.
Fantastic...BUT.....I only watched the video after I made the cake and then saw there was a note at the very end about 160 degrees for fan forced!! I was winging the time so my only note for this most mighty cake would be to note that in the written recipe for those like myself that don't watch too many videos!!
CHELSEA: thanks for your feedback - we have updated the recipe accordingly :-)
Excellent so light with great rise from the bicarbonate. Made 3 round 8 inch cakes which baked for 30 minutes from double amount of recipe.
Beautifully delicious
I make this a LOT (husband keeps buying bananas then leaving them to go bad.. sneaky bugger). Makes a lovely yummy banana cake.
Yum! Just so yum and so simple to make!
Easy banana cake
I tried to make the cake in a soccer ball tin which needed me to double the recipe. This was a request from a client. The cake just never cooked in the centre. The longer I left it in the oven the top just started crisping and the inner remained raw. I am very puzzled by this. When I use the recipe in a normal tin it is perfect. Can you help?
CHELSEA: sorry to hear that. As you know the recipe works in a smaller tin, try baking it in two tins, and forming the soccer ball shape after baking. Good luck!
Am not much of a baker ...this recipe was easy and the best part was that the cake was great! Best Banana cake ever! thanks :-)
Scrumptious
It was one of my best friends birthday just yesterday and I was rushing to bake a cake that would be memorable. I had this recipe and decided to try it out for the first time and I cannot praise this recipe enough. It was the most perfect recipe I had ever made or seen or tasted. My friends were delighted to eat it they absolutely LOVED it. Yeah I love this recipe. #bestrecipeever
I had two ripe bananas and didn't want to throw them out. I decided to bake a cake and take it to my brother's for supper. However, they had visitors, so I decided to slice into the cake for the taste test! You don't want to give away anything substandard do you? I think that as I am not a cake baker (being a family of one human and two pets) that having a sample was a good thing. The cake was very moist and it baked evenly, (even on the second day it was as good as the first). My only comment is that the picture appeared to be a larger looking slice, than what I served up. However, with that said, the cake was delicious and if I ever have two ripe bananas again, I will certainly make it again! The balance of the cake was delivered and was enjoyed the following day for morning tea. I note that I did not use the chocolate icing recipe as detailed with this recipe however, I did use the recipe using plain icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder and although it says that it has not been tested by the Chelsea Kitchen, it worked a real treat. So thank you for having a banana cake recipe for only two bananas with a separate chocolate icing recipe so that I didn't have to go and buy a separate bag of icing sugar. Put the two together and indeed it was a very tasty morsel. Although I was a wee bit embarrased to deliver a cake with a slice removed - that in itself brought about much laughter when I explained that I had a piece to test the cake and then another small piece was eaten for our brother who lives in England. I rate this recipe four stars and I certainly would make it again without any hesitation.
So moist yummy. Love it it's a favourite in our house hold..
Yummy!
This is my classic go-to banana cake. Always good, especially with chocolate icing.
I used this recipe for my first ever banana cake and turned out great! Real moist and great with the chocolate icing. I will be making this again.
This cake turned out really great, I like that it uses caster sugar makes a lovely texture
This is one of the best Banana Cake recipes I have tried and will certainly be making it again.
I have made this cake 5 times now and it has turned out perfectly every time. Delicious, moist, and easy to make. Looks just like the picture and my family LOVE it.
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