Reese’s Pieces Banana Cake
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| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 25 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
This easy Reese's Pieces Banana Cake is light and fluffy and made from scratch! The chocolate fudge frosting is the perfect compliment to this incredible cake!
Ingredients
cake
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup oil
- 2 Large bananas (mashed)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup mini Reese's Pieces
frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1/3 cup mini Reese's pieces
Directions
| cake | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl. cream together the butter, oil, banana, and sugar. Mix in the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Add the milk, yogurt, and baking powder and mix well. Slowly mix in the flour. Stir in Reese's pieces. Pour batter into a greased 9x13" pan and bake 25 minutes or until tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool completely. | |
| frosting | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, cocoa, sugar, and 2 TBS milk until creamy. If too thick, add more milk 1 TBS at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over the cooled cake and sprinkle with Reese's pieces. | |
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Amber @ The Bewitched Baker says
Oh, that looks so tasty! And the frosting as well, so smooth and yummy looking. Now you’ve got me wanting cake….
Meg @ With Salt and Wit says
You have me convinced I need this cake…like pronto!
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
Wow — What a great flavor combination. Peanut butter, chocolate and banana go so well together.
Anita says
Sorry about your PB aversion – I’m glad this delicious cake was the exception!
Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says
Now this is my kind of cake!!! I LOVE reeses pieces!
Heather | girlichef says
This looks seriously amazing. The fluffy cake, the ridiculously chocolately frosting, and the best part, the Reese’s! I am SOOO making this.
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
Your cake looks delicious and the perfect way to work through a temporary aversion!
Paula - bell'alimento says
Peanut Butter and Chocolate and Bananas. Me oh my I’d love a try. Totally didn’t even mean to rhyme there ; )
Justine | Cooking and Beer says
I am SUCH a terrible baker, but this cake…I think this might be something I can handle! Looks so yum! Pinned!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
It’s so fluffy! And aww, I hope you get over your peanut butter aversion soon. It sounds terrible! Awesome that you still liked this cake, though (how could you not?!)
Jenny B @ Honey and Birch says
I am such a nerd – I want to say I’ll be “back for seconds” of this cake cause it looks amazing! I love the Reese’s/banana combo – I love peanut butter and bananas together!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Why oh why do I not live next door to you Stephanie??? It’s torture! This cake HAS to happen!
Sara says
What an AWESOME flavor combination! I love Reese’s Pieces but I usually just steal them out of my kids’ candy bags at Halloween, never had them in cake form!
The Food Hunter says
What a great idea for a cake…I think the kiddos will love it
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
What a fun dessert! My daughter would love to make this!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
That IS sad that you had a peanut butter aversion in your pregnancy! I actually couldn’t stand pizza for one of mine but thank goodness that’s all gone 🙂 My kids would go crazy for this cake!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
I personally think that the only thing better than chocolate and peanut butter together is adding banana to the mix! Love this cake!
Holly says
Peanut butter, chocolate and banana! What’s not to love! I’m excited to try this!
Martha @ A Family Feast says
Isn’t it funny – the cravings and aversions during pregnancy! Luckily for me they didn’t last after my daughter was born. This cake looks delicious!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
Can you ever go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate?! Nope! I am a big Reese’s lover so you have my full attention here.
brenda@sugarfreemom says
I never had an aversion to peanut butter in any of my pregnancies, that is so sad! But at least you found this cake to make you happy!
Melissa @ Treats With a Twist says
What a cute idea for a Banana + PB cake! Sounds delish! And I love that you use Greek yogurt in it too!