This easy banana dump cake is quick to prepare with only a handful of pantry staples. It's the most cozy, comforting, and delicious dessert!
If you like banana bread then you'll love this banana dessert! It's similar but much more decadent. It's sweeter and has a crispy buttery topping with a moist cakey centre. A scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side makes this an A+ dessert.
I like making in the fall and winter, when it's cold outside and I'm craving a warm and cozy treat after dinner.
Ingredients
- Bananas
- Pecans (nuts are optional. Walnuts are also a great substitution)
- Milk (evaporated milk also tastes delicious)
- Vanilla Extract
- Box of Yellow Cake Mix
- Cinnamon
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
See the recipe card below for the ingredient measurements.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1 - Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 2 - Assemble:Â Add the bananas to the baking dish and smash with a fork until mushy. Sprinkle with pecans, slowly pour in the milk and vanilla extract, sprinkle the cake mix over the top, and then evenly distribute the slices of butter on top.
Step 3 - Bake:Â To a mixing bowl, mix the cinnamon and brown sugar together and then sprinkle over the butter. Bake on the middle rack uncovered for 40-45 minutes until golden brown on top. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Storage
Store any leftovers covered tightly with plastic wrap or tin foil and store in the fridge for up to one week.
Related Recipes
Some other easy dump cake recipes you may like is this key lime dump cake, chocolate peanut butter dump cake, and this chocolate pudding dump cake.
Looking for more simple banana desserts? Try this banana cream delight, no bake banana cream pies, banana cake mix muffins, and banana pudding pie with vanilla pudding!
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Easy Banana Dump Cake
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
This easy banana dump cake is scrumptious and incredibly comforting. The best kind of warm dessert on a cool day!
Ingredients
- Bananas: 4
- Pecans: ½ cup, chopped (optional)
- Milk: 1 cup
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Yellow Cake Mix: 1 box (15.25 ounce)
- Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
- Brown Sugar: ½ cup
- Butter: ¾ cup
- Vanilla Ice Cream & Caramel Sauce: for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Assemble:Â Add the bananas to the baking dish and smash with a fork until mushy. Sprinkle with pecans, slowly pour in the milk and vanilla extract, sprinkle the cake mix over the top, and then evenly distribute the slices of butter on top.
- Bake: To a mixing bowl, mix the cinnamon and brown sugar together and then sprinkle over the butter. Bake on the middle rack uncovered for 40-45 minutes until golden brown on top. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Notes
This cake is best served warm, not hot!Â
Nuts are totally optional and the cake tastes great with or without. For more flavour, consider roasting the nuts before adding them to the cake.Â
A quick hack is to use a cinnamon cake flavoured box cake mix if your grocery store has it available. If you use that, you can skip the yellow cake mix and cinnamon sugar mixture. Truthfully though, the cinnamon sugar mixture might be the best part! Tastes just like a cinnamon roll...
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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