Banana Cake Recipes

Looking for a moist and spongy banana cake recipe? Or how about an easy banana icebox cake that’s stacked sky-high? We’ve got you covered with all of the best recipes and cooking tips from home cooks like you.

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Banana Pudding Cake

5 reviews

I love to make cakes, and my family loves banana pudding. One day while brainstorming in the kitchen, I came up with this banana pudding cake recipe to combine the two. My family and friends can't get enough of it! If you are pressed for time, you may substitute whipped topping for the homemade sweetened whipped cream. —Tiffany Barbee, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Pecan Banana Bundt Cake

5 reviews

My daughter, Liz, often made this banana bundt cake for us. It was delicious and different. She discovered five-spice powder...


Banana Split Cake Bars

3 reviews

Summer isn’t summer without a banana split or two, and these fun bars bring that same delicious flavor in potluck-perfect...


Banana Nut Cupcakes

6 reviews

These moist cupcakes from Vicki Abrahamson taste like little loaves of banana bread. "I keep ripe bananas in the freezer,...


Triple-Layer Banana Cake

2 reviews

A year-round family favorite, the recipe for this moist layer cake was passed on to me by my mother. My...

Peanut Butter Banana Cake

19 reviews

I've had this well-worm recipe for as long as I've been married. I often make it for potluck functions. The...


Banana Pound Cake

30 reviews

I adapted a basic pound cake recipe from my great-aunt for this treat. It makes a moist cake that pops...

White Chocolate Banana Cake

14 reviews

When I mentioned the recipe contest to my husband, he immediately suggested I enter this extra special cake. Packed with...


Caramel Banana Cake Roll

7 reviews

Our Test Kitchen came up with this sunny cake roll that's bursting with fresh banana goodness. The light creamy caramel...


Banana-Nut Bundt Cake

5 reviews

Each slice of this cake has a temptingly tropical twist. If you'd like, sprinkle confectioners' sugar over the top. —June...


Moist Banana Cupcakes

11 reviews

I got this recipe my mother-in-law more than 40 years ago. They taste as good today as they did back...

Banana Nut Fruitcake

6 reviews

Combining two popular baked goods - banana bread and fruitcake - yielded this treat. Even people who don't care for...


Cocoa Banana Cupcakes

9 reviews

Rochelle Brownlee of Big Timber, Montana shares the recipe for these moist cupcakes with milk banana flavor. The cocoa powder...


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Banana Bread Snack Cakes

25 reviews

This banana bread snack cake doesn't need any frosting—just a dusting of powdered sugar. Guests are always amazed that I...


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Banana Coconut Cake

8 reviews

Meet the Cook: In our family, a meal isn't considered complete without a dessert - or, sometimes, two! This cake...


Buttermilk Banana Cake

4 reviews

Meet the Cook: When I was a girl, this was my family's favorite Sunday cake. Since I'm "nuts" about nuts,...

Banana Nut Layer Cake

3 reviews

"This cake is the top choice of the 'birthday child' in our family!" says Patsy Howard of Bakersfield, California.


Banana Spice Cake

2 reviews

This delicious spice cake is bursting with the fresh flavor of ripe bananas and zesty orange peel. "I've packed lots...


Marshmallow-Filled Banana Cupcakes

16 reviews

A friend gave me this recipe when I first moved into my neighborhood 40 years ago. It might seem more...


Banana Skillet Upside-Down Cake

4 reviews

My grandmother gave me my first cast iron skillet, and I've been cooking and baking with it ever since. Sometimes...


Banana Bars with Orange Frosting

12 reviews

I've been making these banana bars with orange frosting for years. They're always a hit at family get-togethers and parties....


Banana Nut Cake

10 reviews

I'm a pastor's wife, and it's so good to have something to serve when friends drop in unexpectedly. Because this...


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Banana Split Icebox Cake

28 reviews

A friend showed me how to make a traditional icebox cake with just cream and graham crackers. I make it...


Hummingbird Cupcakes

53 reviews

Turn the traditional hummingbird cake—flavored with pineapple, bananas and walnuts—into a bite-sized treat with these moist cupcakes. —Jessie Oleson, Santa...


Frosted Banana Cupcakes

15 reviews

Go bananas with baking…especially when you have a bunch to use up. Ripe bananas are the secret to these down-home...

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Potluck Banana Cake

118 reviews

I found this recipe more than five years ago and have been making it for family gatherings ever since. The...


Banana Fudge Cake

7 reviews

You'll love the banana flavor throughout this moist, fudgy cake and fluffy frosting from Jan Gregory of Bethel, Ohio. "This...


Banana Upside-Down Cake

For a fun and distinctive way to use bananas, try this banana upside down cake. Every time I serve this...


Banana Chiffon Cake

2 reviews

"Simple yet delicious desserts were my Aunt Allie's specialty," notes Nancy Horsburgh of Everett, Ontario. "This cake was one of...


Banana and Nut Cake

6 reviews

"Boxed pudding and cake mixes speed up the preparation of this moist banana cake," comments Karen Ann Bland of Gove,...


Banana Snack Cake

21 reviews

"I often make this moist banana cake for birthday days," remarks Dawn Fagerstrom from Warren, Minnesota. "The recipe is good...