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Banana Snack Cake with Cocoa Ribbon

A moist, tender banana cake with a dark cocoa-cinnamon ribbon and melty chocolate chips running through the middle.

Banana Snack Cake with Cocoa Ribbon

Ingredients

  • 3 medium340 gBananavery ripe, mashed
  • 1¾ cups220 gAll-purpose flour
  • ½ cup packed120 gBrown sugarpacked
  • ½ cup100 gGranulated sugardivided in half
  • ⅓ cup85 gUnsalted buttermelted and slightly cooled
  • 2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
  • 4 oz120 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfatroom temperature
  • 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gBaking soda
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking powder
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ¼ cup20 gUnsweetened cocoa powdersifted
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup60 gSemisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9-inch square pan with parchment, leaving an overhang for lifting.
  2. Make the cocoa filling first: in a small bowl, stir together half of the granulated sugar with the unsweetened cocoa powder, cinnamon and chocolate chips. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk the mashed banana, brown sugar, the remaining half of the granulated sugar, melted butter, eggs, Greek yogurt and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Fold the flour mixture into the banana mixture just until no dry streaks remain.
  6. Spread half of the batter in the pan, then scatter all of the cocoa filling evenly over it.
  7. Spoon the remaining half of the batter over the filling and spread gently to the edges; a knife swirled once or twice through makes a marbled ribbon.
  8. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the cake (not a melted chip) comes out clean.
  9. Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 1 hour, then lift out and cut into 12 slices.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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