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This chocolate Nutella banana cake features sour cream infused banana cake slathered with Nutella cake cream. You’ll go bananas for it!

Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake slice on a plate with the full cake behind it

I’m a chatterbox in nature, love people, and by now you’ve probably figured out that I love to host. I don’t typically bake cakes at home, but when the opportunity comes to host, it’s one of the first things on the list. Because of hosting, I’m able to keep up with your demands for the cake recipes!

This recipe is saturated with the goodness of chocolate and banana cake. “Rich” describes this cake well. The flavors of chocolate, Nutella and banana, make this cake one of the most flavor infused cakes I have tried in a while. It is easy to be satisfied after a small slice of this cake, although the intense flavors are hardly forgotten.

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Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake slice on a plate with the full cake behind it

Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake

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Servings
14 Servings
Prep Time 2 hrs
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 50 mins
Recipe contributed by: Natalya Drozhzhin
This banana Nutella cake is sure to bring the kid out of you. The moist banana cake layers and Nutella-spiked frosting are a match made in heaven. Yum!

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pull the butter out of the fridge and let it soften at room temperature. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
    Ingredients on the table including; 3 bananas, 2 eggs, a stick of butter, a bowl with flour, a bowl with sugar, a measuring spoon with whipping cream, a measuring spoon with vanilla extract and a little bowl with baking soda
  • In a stand mixer, beat the softened butter, vanilla extract, and sugar until the texture is smooth.
    Sugar and butter being whisked together in a KitchenAid mixer
  • Beat the eggs into the butter mixture. Fold in half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
    Eggs and vanilla extract added to the eggs and butter in the KitchenAid mixture
  • Fold the sour cream into the batter, followed by the rest of the flour mixture. Stir everything together until the texture is smooth.
    Flour mixture being added into the cake batter in the mixing bowl and being combined with a spatula
  • Mash the banana until it's smooth and stir it into the cake batter.
    Mashed banana added into the cake batter that is in the mixing bowl
  • Pour the cake into into an oiled 9-inch round pan. Bake it at 350°F for 30-40 minutes. To gauge doneness, stick a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, it's ready! Allow the cake to cool to room temperature.
    Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake sponge in a baking pan
  • Slice the cake into three even layers.
    Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake sponge cut into horizontal slices
  • Gather the ingredients for the cake cream. Pull the butter out and let it sit at room temperature.
    Ingredients on table including; 3 sticks of butter, a bowl with chalet chips, a jar of nutella, and a measuring cup with whipping cream
  • Bring the heavy whipping cream to a boil. Pour the whipping cream over the chocolate chips and let the mixture sit for a few minutes to allow the chocolate to melt. Whisk until smooth and set it aside to cool at room temperature.
    Chocolate chips and hot whipping cream whisked together
  • Beat the butter and Nutella together. Stir in the chocolate mixture.
    Chocolate and whipping cream mixture added to the beat nutella and butter in the mixing bowl
  • Spread a generous amount of cake cream between the cake layers. Using the remainder of the cream, frost the outside of the cake.
    Cream mixed with a spatula in a mixing bowl
  • Decorate the cake as you wish. A little dusting of cocoa powder and chocolate chunks around the edges is our favorite!
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Nutella Banana Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 765 Calories from Fat 486
% Daily Value*
Fat 54g83%
Saturated Fat 36g180%
Cholesterol 137mg46%
Sodium 102mg4%
Potassium 302mg9%
Carbohydrates 67g22%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 49g54%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 1375IU28%
Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
Calcium 125mg13%
Iron 2.2mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted October 15, 2014

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.