This cake is incredibly versatile you can enjoy it plain, with cream cheese frosting, with powdered sugar, or just warm with butter as shown in the picture. It’s an anytime dessert: perfect with coffee in the morning, served as a snack, or after dinner when you want something not too heavy but still comforting. Banana cake also keeps wonderfully moist for days, making it great for meal prep or sharing. No matter how you serve it, this old-fashioned treat brings simplicity, comfort, and delicious homemade flavor to every slice.
Ingredients
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• ½ cup melted butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
• ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8×8 baking pan.
- Mix bananas, melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour into pan and spread evenly.
- Bake 28–35 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve warm with butter or honey.