Six-Banana Banana Chocolate Chip Cake — Yes, 6 bananas in 1 cake means it’s super SOFT, moist, and has robust banana flavor with chocolate chips in EVERY bite!! EASY and one bowl! Now you know what to do with all your ripe bananas!!
Banana Bundt Cake … with Chocolate Chips!
I have a recipe on my site for Six-Banana Banana Bread and it has been a reader favorite over the years.
Yes, there really are 6 bananas in that loaf and also in this easy one-bowl banana chocolate chip bundt cake! Bonus points for not having to drag out a mixer or using more than 1 bowl.
If you ever find yourself with a surplus of bananas on your hands, now you know what to make. I love banana desserts of any kind and with 40+ banana bread and banana recipes and counting, what’s one more?
The banana chocolate chip cake is super soft, tender, supremely moist, and there are chocolate chips in every bite. I prefer to use mini chocolate chips rather than full because they stay suspended better and do not sink as easily.
Because of the 6 bananas, don’t expect a super light and airy cake. It’s definitely on the heavier and denser side but it is so moist and for me, that is a huge win. I despise dry cakes.
All those bananas really make a difference in the overall banana flavor and banana intensity level. It’s bursting at the seams with banana flavor!
What’s in the Banana Chocolate Chip Cake?
To make the banana cake with chocolate chips, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Eggs
- Sour cream
- Vanilla extract
- Bananas
- Vanilla instant pudding mix
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Chocolate chips
How to Make Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
This banana chocolate chip bundt cake comes together like a typical banana bread does. The batter can be made in one bowl, making for easy cleanup!
- Combine the melted butter, eggs, sugars, sour cream or Greek yogurt, vanilla, and whisk or beat with a handheld electric mixer to combine.
- Add the bananas and stir or beat to incorporate.
- Add the pudding mix (just add it dry like a dry ingredient; don’t actually make pudding), flour, baking soda, salt, and fold in with spatula or stir gently with a spoon.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Turn batter out into a well greased 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Bake until the top is domed, golden, and the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
- Allow cake to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack or cake stand to cool completely before slicing and serving.
What Size Bundt Pan Is Required?
I had about 3/4 cup too much batter for my 12-cup Bundt pan to comfortably hold and added it to one mini 5×3-inch loaf pan which took 37 minutes in my oven to bake.
If you don’t have a mini loaf pan, you may have a bit more batter than a 12-cup Bundt pan will hold.
If that’s the case, I’d advise discarding that batter; or in other words, don’t fill your Bundt pan more than 2/3 to 3/4 full or it could overflow. Better to discard a little bit of batter than to clean up overflow batter from the bottom of your oven.
Can the Pudding Mix Be Omitted?
The pudding mix serves to add some lightness, fluffiness, and springiness. You want to use instant pudding mix, not cook and serve. I prefer to use regular and not sugar free
You are not making pudding. Rather, simply add the pudding mix along with the flour and dry ingredients and stir it in.
For this recipe, I have only tested it using pudding mix. If you do not have pudding mix in your area, you could try adding another 1/4 cup of flour plus 1 to 2 teaspoons corn starch but I have not tested that.
Tips for the Best Banana Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Bananas: You’ll need six medium / large bananas for this moist banana cake recipe, or 2 1/2 cups mashed bananas. Use heavily spotted or black bananas for a sweeter cake.
Bake time: Because bananas vary widely in moisture content and their exact size, as do ovens, baking times will vary. Watch your cake and not the clock. 53 minutes was perfect for me and in the last 15 minutes I tented my Bundt pan with foil to prevent the surface from darkening too much.
Banana desserts can often be foolers and can take longer than you think they will to bake through so bake as long as necessary.
Pan size: If you do not own a 12-cup bundt pan (or a bundt pan, period), you’ll have to use a pan conversion chart online to figure out which of your baking pans — and how many of them — are needed to bake this cake recipe.
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Six-Banana Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, half of 1 stick, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt, I use 0% fat Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, or to taste
- 6 medium/large very ripe bananas, mashed (2 1/2 cups mashed bananas; if your bananas are huge you may only need 4 or 5; if they’re small, you may need more)
- one 3.4-ounce box vanilla instant pudding mix
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- confectioners' sugar or vanilla/cream cheese frosting, optional for serving if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan very well with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
- To a large microwave-safe bowl, add the butter, and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Allow the butter to cool momentarily so you don’t scramble the eggs.
- Add the eggs, sugars, sour cream or Greek yogurt, vanilla, and whisk or beat with a handheld electric mixer to combine.
- Add the bananas and stir or beat to incorporate.
- Add the pudding mix (just add it dry like a dry ingredient; don’t actually make pudding), flour, baking soda, salt, and fold in with spatula or stir gently with a spoon; don’t overmix.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Turn batter out into prepared Bundt pan (and possibly about 3/4 cup batter into a 5x3-inch loaf pan depending on exact size of Bundt pan; do not fill Bundt pan more than 2/3 to 3/4 full) and bake for about 50 to 55 minutes (and bake mini loaf pan for about 35 to 39 minutes in my oven), or until the top is domed, golden, and the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. In the final 10 to 15 minutes of cooking, or at any point if your cake is getting a bit dark before the center is setting, tent with foil.
- Allow cake to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack or cake stand to cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Optionally add confectioners' sugar or frosting, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I kick it up a notch and use banana instant pudding?
Yes that would be a great touch!
great
Hello! I’ve been studying your recipes for weeks and prepared myself to bake this 6-Banana Banana Choc Chip cake. I also searched for different banana cake recipes and looking at the ingredients made see that it is not ordinary tasting banana cake. So finally, I just did it today! It was so good, light, and fluffy. I di not have sour cream or yogurt, but I mixed a little lemon in the milk to make “buttermilk” and it helped. The choco chips and banana went well together. (I used 8 smaller overripe bananas)
Thanks for the five star review and glad you were able to make this and that it turned out so well for you! Glad that the the lemon in milk trick worked for you, too!
Hello! I’ve been studying your recipes for weeks and prepared myself to bake this 6-Banana Banana Choc Chip cake. I also searched for different banana cake recipes and looking at the ingredients made see that it is not ordinary tasting banana cake. So finally, I just did it today! It was so good, light, and fluffy. I di not have sour cream or yogurt, but I mixed a little lemon in the milk to make “buttermilk” and it helped. The choco chips and banana went well together. (I used 8 smaller overripe bananas)
Bought some Jell-O instant vanilla puddding mix this morning. I dont know what kind of dark magic it is, but the banana bread is even more lighter with this ingredient 🤭 By the way the first time i forgot the 3/4 granulated sugar without damage so i did it again and there is enough sugar for my taste ( that said, in the pudding mix there is some). Thank you for this recipe 😁
Delicious! I didnt have pudding mix so i used 1/4 flour and 2 tsp cornstach and it doubled in size and was very moist. Kids wanted more than 2 slices lol.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad things worked out with 1/4c extra flour + 2 tsp cornstarch. Glad the kids loved it!
Bought some Jell-O instant vanilla puddding mix this morning. I dont know what kind of dark magic it is, but the banana bread is even more lighter with this ingredient 🤭 By the way the first time i forgot the 3/4 granulated sugar without damage so i did it again and there is enough sugar for my taste ( that said, in the pudding mix there is some). Thank you for this recipe 😁
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad this turned out great without the granulated sugar!
There is something yes in pudding mix that makes this turn out lighter, fluffier, just so good I agree.
Delicious! I didnt have pudding mix so i used 1/4 flour and 2 tsp cornstach and it doubled in size and was very moist. Kids wanted more than 2 slices lol.
Hi, can i skipped the vanilla pudding mix? Thank you so much!!
I’m not sure what that will do to the results since I have only made this banana cake with it – but there are tons more banana bread/cake recipes I have if you look at the Related Recipes featured that don’t use it.
The bread is delicious! I used about a cup and a half of mini choc chips, plus about a half cup of pecan pieces.
Also, I used cake flour instead of regular flour.
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad you love it!
Made this today cake today ( test run) My son asked for chocolate cream cheese icing and that made it over the top. Can’t wait to make it for my family and friends next.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad the cake came out great!
Made this today cake today ( test run) My son asked for chocolate cream cheese icing and that made it over the top. Can’t wait to make it for my family and friends next.
These look amazing! You should have seen my eyes when I saw the words “Six Banana” lol. I always have ripe bananas and think I’ll freeze them but never do. Love that you can use them up in one fell swoop!
Glad this made your eyes light up and can come in handy!
Who are these people who have bananas sitting around? Ours get gobbled up. I guess I’ll just have to buy a surplus and hide some so I can try your new banana recipes.
Lol. Hiding bananas is always a good strategy :) Enjoy your weekend!
Chocolate chips make everything extra yummy and bundt pans add a touch of elegance to any cake or quick bread! I remember your 6 banana bread recipe–what a delicious twist!
I love Bundt pans because they help things cook so evenly in comparison to loaf pans. Plus as you said, elevates any cake or quick bread!
Oftentimes I don’t even like cake as it’s too dry….not a problem with this recipe I can already tell! YUM :)
Definitely not a problem here! All those bananas create a wonderfully moist cake!