This banana snack cake makes for a great afternoon snack or even a sweet breakfast on the go.

Once the cake has cooled, make theeasy glazeusing butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

Learn how to make Banana Snack Cake.

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What’s The Difference Between A Cake And A Snack Cake?

Just preheat your oven to 300F.

Line a baking sheet with foil, and top with your unpeeled bananas, spacing them out evenly.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake ingredients

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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the peels are completely black.

Let them cool completely before cutting in half and scooping out the interior for mashing.

At this point, you might use what you need and freeze any leftovers.

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Just launch the bag under warm water or thaw in the refrigerator before using.

Wrap well and refrigerate for up to four days.

Bring to room temperature before serving.

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Grease an 8- x 8-in.

pan with butter and dust with flour, or alternatively, grease with baking spray with flour.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and butter until combined.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake whisking together the eggs and other wet ingredients

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Whisk the flour mixture into the egg mixture until smooth.

Batter will be thick.

Stir in the milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake whisking the flour into the wet ingredients

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Mix until evenly combined.

Bake the Cake:

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Prepare Glaze:

In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and milk.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake adding the mashed bananas to the batter

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Bring to a simmer, whisking frequently until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.

Whisk the vanilla into the glaze.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake after the bananas have been stirred in

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Add the powdered sugar slowly, whisking continuously.

Continue to whisk glaze until completely smooth.

Pour glaze over cake.

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Immediately sprinkle with nuts.

see to it to weigh or spoon and level your dry ingredients for accurate measurements.

Baking just until the cake is set is another way to ensure a moist result.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake on a cooling grid to cool

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YesYou can freeze banana snack cake for up to two months, and pull out squares as desired.

Southern Living Banana Snack Cake starting to cook the glaze

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake letting the glaze cool slightly

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake whisking the vanilla into the glaze

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake adding the powdered sugar

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake whisking all of the sugar into the glaze

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake pouring the glaze over the cake

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Southern Living Banana Snack Cake sprinkled with nuts

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