Chocolate Chip Banana Cake with Honey Peanut Butter Frosting

By srumbel

Banana and chocolate chips make this box mix cake a special treat. Peanut butter frosting takes it over the top
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Ingredients

• For One Cake Layer
• 1 yellow cake mix
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup brown bananas, mashed
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• For the Peanut Butter Frosting
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 4 Tablespoons whipping cream
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar
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Preparation

Step 1

Combine the cake mix, baking soda, cinnamon, oil, water, and eggs and beat on low for 1 minute. Increase the mixer speed a little bit and beat for 2 more minutes. Stir in the bananas and chocolate chips by hand.
Grease and flour an 8×2 inch pan and pour the batter in. Make sure your pan is 2 inches high!!! (If it is smaller, divide the batter into 2 pans and bake for less time. I use a Wilton 8×2 round pan) Bake the 8x2 pan at 350 degrees for 38 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip out on a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat if you want a double layered cake.
Cream butter and peanut butter. Add 2 Tbsp. whipping cream, salt, honey and vanilla and cream again. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Slowly beat in the last 2 Tbsp. whipping cream until light and fluffy.
Place the first layer on a plate and spread frosting on top. Place the second cake layer on top and cover the entire cake with frosting. Top with extra chocolate chips if desired. Cover until serving.
Notes

*This recipe is for one cake layer made in an 8 inch by 2 inch round cake pan. Double the recipe if you want to make it like the picture.
**If your cake pan is 8 inches by 1 inch, divide this recipe into 2 pans, so it doesn't overflow into your oven.
***You can also bake this recipe in a 9x13 pan for 30 minutes.

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