Banana Bundt Cake

This soft and moist Banana Bundt Cake with a surprise chocolate cream cheese filling and a chocolate ganache glaze is the perfect dessert to use up overripe bananas! Make this banana bundt cake recipe in a regular 12-cup or a small 3-cup Bundt pan.

Do you ever stand there and stare at the pile of overripe bananas on your counter, wondering how many more times you can make banana chocolate chip bread?

Perhaps you want to make banana chocolate chip cake but need something a little more impressive for someone’s birthday?

One thing I’ve learned over the years from making my chocolate Bundt cake is that if you want a cake to look fancy without taking too much effort, put it in a Bundt pan.

And that’s how this Banana Bundt Cake was born!

It’s a banana bread bundt cake with a hidden chocolate cream cheese filling then drizzled with a chocolate ganache glaze on top.

This banana bundt cake recipe stays incredibly moist even after a few days thanks to the sour cream and overripe bananas.

And because this is a small batch baking blog, I also tested it in a 3-cup 6 inch Bundt cake as seen with my small Bundt cake recipe.

That way you can decide if you want a small or large chocolate banana cake!

Why You’ll Love This Banana Bundt Cake Recipe

• Uses up brown bananas!: If you’re constantly making mini banana bread, switch up your routine with this banana cake instead.
• Makes small or large cake!: I tested this recipe in both a small and large Bundt pan so you can decide how much you want.
• Hidden chocolate filling!: Wow your guests with a chocolate surprise when you slice your cake.

What is a bundt cake?

A bundt cake gets its name from the type of pan used called a bundt pan. Traditionally it’s a ring-shaped pan with fluted sides, but there are some pans with more intricate patterns.

There are several sizes of Bundt pans – regular-sized pans that hold 10-12 cups batter, small 6 inch pans that hold 3 cups batter, and mini pans that are served individually.

This banana bundt cake recipe has been tested for both a regular-sized and small Bundt cake pans.

Ingredients For Banana Bundt Cake

Here’s what you need to make your banana bread bundt cake:

• All purpose flour: Standard pantry flour that gives structure and stability to the cake
• Baking soda: Leavening agent responsible for the cake rising
• Cinnamon: Spice that complements the banana flavor
• Salt: Brings out all the flavors of the cake
• Granulated sugar: Helps sweeten and caramelize the cake
• Butter: Adds richness and a tender crumb
• Eggs: Helps with cake rising as well as adds structure
• Bananas: Use overripe brown bananas
• Sour cream: Adds extra moistness to the batter. You can also substitute plain Greek yogurt.
• Vanilla: Much like salt and coffee, vanilla also enhances the chocolate flavor.
• Cream cheese: For the creamy fudge filling
• Semi sweet chocolate: Pairs really well with banana
• Heavy cream: Helps set up the chocolate glaze on top

How To Make Banana Bundt Cake

Ready to make this easy banana chocolate cake? Here’s how:

1. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
2. Cream sugar and butter.
3. Add eggs, banana, sour cream, and vanilla.
4. Stir in flour mixture to form a cake batter.
5. Beat together cream cheese, melted chocolate, and egg.
6. Transfer half the batter to the Bundt pan, spoon cream cheese filling on top, then cover with remaining batter.
7. Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Invert cake after 15 minutes then cool completely.
9. Melt together chocolate and heavy cream.
10. Pour chocolate ganache over top.

Store leftover bundt cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

How To Decorate Banana Bundt Cake

If you’re not in the mood for chocolate ganache, you can use a traditional vanilla Bundt cake glaze or caramel glaze.

Why did my bundt cake stick to the pan?

The biggest challenge with making a homemade bundt cake is it has a tendency to stick to the pan. Here are some ways to prevent that when inverting:

1. Use a pan that doesn’t have any scratches or damages in the nonstick coating. The older the pan, the more likely it’ll stick.
2. Thoroughly grease the pan with cooking spray or brush with melted butter and coat with flour.
3. Invert the pan while still warm but not TOO warm. Let it sit for about 15-20 minutes so it can set then flip onto a wire rack. If you let it cool completely, the cake is more likely to stick (especially if it has chocolate chips then the melted part may harden onto the pan).

More Banana Recipes

If you enjoyed this banana bread bundt cake, check out these other recipes using banana:

• Banana Layer Cake
• Small Banana Cake
• Banana Cupcakes
• Banana Blondies
• Small Batch Banana Muffins
• Chocolate Banana Bread