Breads, Bakes & Cakes

Tahini Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Good banana bread is browned at the edges, moist in the middle and somehow tastes more like banana than a banana. This version adds tahini, which works like peanut butter: its nutty richness tames the sweetness, and a toasty sesame edge keeps the loaf from tasting too sugary.

Fluffy Banana Cake With Maple Whipped Cream & Toffee Sauce

Extra-ripe bananas give this cake a soft, tender crumb that practically melts in your mouth. It’s layered with maple whipped cream and finished with a generous pour of gooey toffee or salted caramel sauce, whichever you’re in the mood for.

Banana Bread Coffee Cake Muffins With Cream Cheese Filling

Ripe bananas, a swirl of tangy cream cheese, and a buttery cinnamon crumb on top. These banana bread coffee cake muffins are soft, tender, and taste like they came from a bakery. Grab one with your morning coffee, set them out for brunch, or just eat one warm in the afternoon.

Vietnamese Coffee Banana Bread

Strong Vietnamese coffee goes straight into the batter of this banana bread, giving it a subtle, roasty flavor that plays nicely with the ripe bananas. The loaf bakes up soft and moist, then gets a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk glaze, just like a cup of cà phê sữa đá. Easy to make, too.

Banana Ogura Cake

Ogura cake is a soft, bouncy sponge cake from Malaysia. The egg whites get whipped into a meringue and folded in, which makes it super light. It’s like chiffon but a little creamier and denser. Pandan is the classic, but banana, chocolate, and orange are all great too.

Brown Butter & Black Sesame Banana Bread

This banana bread is one of my all-time favorites. The black sesame makes it rich and a little nutty, and the brown butter gives it this deep, toasty flavor I can’t get enough of. I bake a loaf on Sunday and pick at it all week (if it lasts that long).

Banana Tres Leches Cake

My twist on this classic is mashed banana in the sponge. It gives the cake a bit of natural sweetness, a gentle banana flavor, and keeps it really moist. Sponge is a little fussier than regular cake, though, so here's what I've learned about getting it light and fluffy.

Caramel Apple Banana Bread

Soft cinnamon banana bread with buttery apples baked in and a drizzle of salted maple caramel on top. Made with real ingredients, nothing artificial, and no seed oils. Save this one for the next time you've got a few bananas going brown on the counter.

Vegan Banana Caramel Cake

A soft, spiced banana sponge with a layer of caramel hidden inside, finished with a thick brown butter buttercream. This vegan banana caramel cake is cosy and warming, just right for autumn. No eggs, no dairy, and much easier to make than it looks.

Banana Bread Baked Oats

This banana bread baked oatmeal tastes just like a warm slice fresh out of the oven. The oats get blended first, so it bakes up soft and cake-like. It's a healthy pick for breakfast, but honestly, I eat it as a snack or dessert too!

Fudgy Banana Cake With Dulcey Chocolate & Coffee Ganache

Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread

If you love Panera's cinnamon crunch bagels, this one's for you. Soft banana bread, a crunchy cinnamon sugar top, and barely any effort. Breakfast, brunch, snack time... it works for all of them.