Banana and Nutella Cake

Banana Nutella Cake with Nutella swirls on top on a white cake stand.

Print Pin

4.94 from 43 votes

A delicious cake using up your brown bananas and pairing them with swirls of Nutella

Course Baking

Cuisine British

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 50

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 315kcal

Author Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Equipment

Ingredients

115 g unsalted butter
170 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
2 medium eggs
3 ripe bananas mashed
2 tsp baking powder
300 g plain flour (all-purpose flour) or use self-raising flour plus 1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of salt
5-6 teaspoons Nutella

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180℃ (fan oven)/ 350℉.
Cream the butter together with the sugar, and then break in the eggs and mix well.
115 g unsalted butter, 170 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 2 medium eggs
Stir in the bananas.
3 ripe bananas
Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir till well combined but don't over mix.
2 tsp baking powder, 300 g plain flour (all-purpose flour), 1 pinch of salt
Put the mixture in a greased cake tin. I used a deep 8 inch tin.
Drop in the spoons of Nutella and use a knife to marble it in the cake batter.
5-6 teaspoons Nutella
Bake for around 45-50 mins or until a skewer comes away clean. If it browns too much on top, cover the cake with foil for the last ten minutes.

Notes

Freezing: You can freeze most cakes successfully and this one works well too.

One tip I would say is to cut slices and then wrap those in clingfilm and foil, then you can defrost just what you want for a snack!

Freeze for up to 2 months max.

Can you make this cake in a slow cooker? Yes you can. If you are making in this slow cooker it will take around 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs on high. Don't forget to put a tea towel under the slow cooker lid to stop moisture dripping onto the cake.

Recipe tip: If you don't have any ripe bananas but the craving for banana cake has hit, bake bananas for 10-15 minutes with the skins on in an ovenproof dish, turning once, and you'll have soft bananas ready for baking!

Nutrition