With four kiddos who love bananas, I always seem to find myself with overly ripe bananas on hand, and I am always looking for great banana recipes to put them to good use. This easy banana cake is one of my very favorite ripe banana recipes, hands down! This cake is the result of an ingenious recipe that allows you to mix your ingredients directly in the pan, minimizing prep-time and making cleanup a breeze. And the orange buttercream frosting that accompanies this one-pan banana cake recipe is simply too good to miss!

One-Pan Easy Banana Cake Recipe

One-Pan Banana Cake Recipe with Orange Buttercream Frosting

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  

• 2 very ripe bananas mashed (about one cup)
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Orange Buttercream Frosting

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Mash bananas with a fork.
• In a 9-inch square baking pan (or an 11x7-inch pan) sprayed with non-stick spray, stir flour, nuts, sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt with a fork. Add bananas, oil, egg, orange juice, and vanilla. Mix with a fork until blended.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until cake pulls away from sides of pan and toothpick inserted in center come out clean. Cool in pan. Spread with orange frosting.

Orange Buttercream Frosting

• Cream butter with an electric mixer. Gradually add sugar, beating well until combined. Add orange juice, orange peel and vanilla; stir to blend. Spread on cooled cake

It is so handy that the ingredients for this banana cake are all mixed right in the baking pan, minimizing the mess. This is a great recipe to make with kids. My mom made this same recipe for me when I was little, and it was one of our go-to things to make with ripe bananas. 

This cake is absolutely wonderful for dessert, but I have to confess that our family loves to eat it for breakfast, too! If you’re looking for recipes for ripe bananas other than banana bread, you really should give this one a try.

The combination of orange and banana flavors in this cake is so unexpectedly delicious. The orange buttercream frosting is light, fluffy and irresistibly good!

Amy @ Positively Splendid

Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.