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Maple-Roasted Banana Snack Cake

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 15
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Maple-roasted bananas are added to cake for a deliciously sweet snack cake.
By Megan DeKok
Updated Apr 4, 2014
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Ingredients

Roasted Bananas

  • 4 ripe bananas, chopped
  • 1/2 cup real maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cake

  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Frosting

  • 2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash salt

Garnish

  • Additional ground cinnamon

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Line 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with foil. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray; line bottom with cooking parchment paper.
  • 2
    Place Roasted Banana ingredients in 8-inch baking dish. Roast 30 minutes, tossing 2 or 3 times during roasting. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Mash bananas; set aside to cool slightly.
  • 3
    In medium bowl, stir together cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt with whisk.
  • 4
    In large bowl, beat remaining Cake ingredients with whisk until well blended. Add roasted bananas; stir until combined. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until no flour patches remain. Pour into 13x9-inch baking dish, spreading evenly.
  • 5
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden. Cool completely, at least 1 hour.
  • 6
    In medium bowl, beat Frosting ingredients until smooth, adding more powdered sugar or maple syrup if frosting is too runny or too thick. Transfer frosting into decorating bag; pipe little mounds across entire cake. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    If you don’t have cake flour on hand, simply place 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in the bottom of a 1-cup measuring cup and top off with flour.
  • tip 2
    Don’t feel like frosting this cake? Sprinkle it generously with powdered sugar and a little bit of cinnamon.
  • tip 3
    Skip the decorating bag and spread a thick layer of frosting over the cake. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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