Banana Bread Cake Pops
Cute Mini Banana Bread Cake Pops That Actually Look like Real Bananas
Ingredients
Banana Cake
- ¾ cup mashed bananas
- 1 tablespoons lemon juice
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup butter milk
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup crushed walnuts optional
- 1 bag yellow candy melts
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Frosting
- 1 stick of butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 lbs powdered sugar
Instructions
Banana Cake
- Preheat oven to Fahrenheit 350°
- Grease a 9x13 casserole dish
- Set aside
- Soak overripe frozen, or fresh bananas in lemon juice
- Set aside
- Beat butter and sugars until creamy
- Add eggs one at a time until well mixed, then add vanilla
- Add ½ flour, soda and salt
- Mix until combined
- Add half of the buttermilk and mix until combined
- Add remaining flour and mix until combined
- Finish with remaining buttermilk and mix until combined
- Stir in bananas and nuts (optional)
- Pour into casserole dish and spread evenly
- Bake at Fahrenheit 350° for 45 minutes until cake springs back to the touch
- Remove from oven and let cool completely
Finalè
- When cake is cooled move cake into a large bowl, it's okay to break it up
- Add frosting to the bowl and mix together with cake until mixture is spongy
- Mold cake into banana shapes and place on a flat sheet
- Freeze overnight until firm
- After banana cake pops are frozen, melt 1 large package of yellow candy melts until smooth
- Dip bananas into yellow candy melts
- Transfer to wax paper to dry
- Melt chocolate chips and use a toothpick to add brown banana spots
- Let dry 1 -2 hours until chocolate has completely set up
Frosting
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat melt butter until browned and beginning to smell fragrant
- Turn off heat and add maple syrup and vanilla
- Allow to cool to room temperature
- Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy
- While mixing, add brown butter mixture and mix until thoroughly combined
- Add powdered sugar in batches and whip until creamy and thick