Description
This delicious banana cake is moist and fluffy, rich in flavour thanks to brown butter and pairs perfectly with an easy Nutella frosting! This easy recipe is a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (60g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60g) 2% plain greek yogurt
- 3 medium ripe bananas (~ 1 cup mashed bananas or ~275g)
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup (230g) AP flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (296g) Nutella
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup (155g to 170g) icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Brown Butter: in a sauce pan, melt your butter on medium heat. It will start bubbling and then foaming. Keep stirring with a spatula until the butter turns brown and smells nutty. Remove from the heat and transfer the butter to a heat-proof dish. Make sure to get every little brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Let the brown butter cool.
- Preheat your oven to 350F and line a 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the brown butter and sugars. Add in the mashed bananas, greek yogurt and vanilla extract.
- Incorporate the eggs one by one.
- Fold in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Don’t over mix the batter.
- Transfer the batter to the baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely.
- Nutella Frosting: using an electric mixer, cream the Nutella and butter. Incorporate the icing sugar a 1/4 cup at a time. Add the vanilla extract, salt and heavy cream. Mix until you get a smooth consistency. Once the cake is cooled, spread the frosting on top of the cake using an offset spatula.
- Cut in 12 squares and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Bread, Cake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice