Chocolate Chip Banana Blondie Cake
Fri, Jan 7, 2011
Once again, a culinary accident has become something beautiful.
I set out, the other evening, to make some chocolate chip banana blondies. One thing led to another (as they usually do while baking) and what emerged from the oven was … light and fluffy?! Filled with despair, since these were not the chewy bars I had been craving, I was tempted to throw the whole pan in the trash, but I decided to try a taste. Boy am I glad I did! On Twitter I shared my unexpected joy at my happy accident and Greg of the beautiful, and delicious, Sippity Sup suggest I call the recipe Blondie Cake. It was perfect, because it has a very blondie flavor, but it has the texture of cake.
The cake has a subtle banana flavor, it does not beat you over the head. With each bite you get a sort of layered flavor experience. First is sweet vanilla from the cake, then a morsel or two of gooey chocolate, and finally, when you exhale, you really get that banana aroma. I find it all quite delightful. A simple dusting of powdered sugar was all I needed as topping, but if you want to gussy things up a bit try a chocolate or *ahem* brown butter frosting. Either would turn this humble snacking cake into a full-fledged dessert!
Chocolate Chip Banana Blondie Cake Serves 8
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar, for garnish
Heat the oven to 350 F and spray an 8″x8″ pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a medium bowl cream together the sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add the eggs and bananas and mix until smooth.
Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until the dry ingredients are just moist. Add the chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and pulling away from the sides of the pan. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, and enjoy!
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Tags: Banana, banana cake, blondies, butter, Cake, chocolate chips, snack cake, vanilla
I am loving this recipe! I always have bananas on hand! Thanks!
i think you mean “serves 1″ on the serving size
Ah Twitter, how did we ever live without it? GREG
Utter gorgeousness deliciousness. I watched that exchange on Twitter and am pleased to see they have an appropriate name for their texture!
Beautiful! Just bookmarked this – I think it’s a natural for May’s SOS Great American Bake Sale.
Love it! You photo is beautiful and I can’t wait to try this. I was just about to throw away a couple of bananas because I was sick of banana bread or muffins, but I am glad I still have them so I can try this recipe.
What a great happy accident. Sounds delish. And as always, your pictures are making me want this dessert RIGHT NOW!
Yum. Chocolate + bananas = heaven! And blondies in a cake? Yes please
This is irresistible! I must try this – bummed I don’t have any bananas in the house right now. Love these kind of delicious “mistakes.” Thanks!
Yay for snack cakes! I love it that you called it that instead of ‘brownies’…I get so angry when a brownie recipe is cake-like! My son the banana freak will love this!
Beautiful photography!
I love snack cakes. Any cake you can walk around with has to be a hit, right?
Sounds like the perfect way to use up my squishy nanners!
Just because something does go exactly as planned never means that the result isn’t good. We just have to be open to the possibility.
In the oven as we speak! I’ll review on my blog later this week!
It’s really beautiful and scrumptious cake! U did great job ^_^ Can I have a big portion??? ^_^
Looks awesome. I bet some nuts would go well in this!
yum! sounds perfect for breakfast!
I’m glad these didn’t get chucked.
Banana and chocolate…what a wonderful combination.
I love the idea of a blondie cake!
I’m always looking for new ideas for putting my brownish bananas to good use. I will definitely use this one! Thanks!
this looks very light indeed, would probably give it a try one day!
What a delicious accident!
I hear that Coke and Potato Chips were accidental inventions too and look what happened! Great recipe and heartfelt congratulations on the book deal!
Hooray for delicious kitchen accidents! This cake looks spectacular.
Blondies are great because of their chewy texture, but somehow this light, fluffy version seems just as great. I love the flavor combo!
I love light cakes like this, and I’ve made something sort of similar too! Yayy for accidents, that’s what I love about baking, even our mistakes taste awesome
I tried your recipe with just a few changes, and it came out SUPER! Just wanted to let you know and thank you! Check it out at http://www.koshercookingforordinarypeople.com/2011/01/chocolate-chip-banana-blondie-cake.html.
Thanks,
Rivki
So yummy! Maybey a little to good…can’t stop eating/making this recipe! Thanks!