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Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

A lusciously moist, spice-kissed banana cake with chocolate frosting is the simplest recipe that always manages to impress!

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 318kcal

Preheat the oven to 350°F, and place a rack in the center. Line a 9-inch cake round with parchment or use a bundt pan..
In a large bowl, whisk together the 2 cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup dark brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon and ½ teaspoon ground cardamom.
In a separate bowl, mix together the ⅓ cup unsalted butter, 2 large eggs, 1 ½ cups mashed bananas, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and fold with a spatula until just combined. Add the sliced almonds.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown, about 40-50 minutes.
Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the loaf out of the pan to cool completely.

While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting. Melt the ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips on the stove or in the microwave; then whisk in the ¼ cup powdered sugar. Keep whisking until sugar dissolves. Add a tablespoon of warm water and whisk. Keep adding water until the frosting is smooth and not too thick. (You can decide how thick/not-thick you’d like it.)
When the cake is completely cool, drizzle the glaze on top of the cake, spreading with a spatula to cover.