Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Happy Monday! This weekend was made a little sweeter with a slice of this Chocolate Chip Banana Cake. I had a couple of ripe bananas, and I was out of muffin tin liners, so I changed direction and came up with this instead. Yum! 

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Makes: 1 9x13 pan

Ingredients:

1 yellow cake mix

3 eggs

3/4 cup sour cream

1/2 cup vegetable oil 

2 very ripe bananas, mashed

1 tsp vanilla extract 

2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips

For Frosting:

3/4 stick butter at room temperature

2 oz cream cheese at room temperature

Powdered sugar, about 4 cups

Milk, about 4 tablespoons

1 tsp Vanilla Bean paste (can substitute vanilla extract if desired)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9x13 pan with a little cooking spray. 
2. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together your cake mix, oil, eggs and mashed bananas until well combined. 
3. Then mix in cinnamon and vanilla extract, followed by chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed. 
4. Spread in your pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. This will take about 20-25 minutes. 
5. Allow cake to cool completely, meanwhile...
6. Beat your butter and cream cheese until well mixed and fluffy. This may take 1-2 minutes. 
7. Add in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla bean paste, and continue mixing until your frosting becomes the desired consistency. Frost your cooled cake, and enjoy. 😊

Mr. Sammy was a BIG fan!