Banana Nutella Snack Cake

I used to get frustrated by ripe bananas, but now I embrace them because I get to make delicious treats like this. A tender banana cake topped with a cream cheese and Nutella mixture. 

It was so delicious that I found myself having a piece with my morning coffee and another one as an after dinner treat. 

Banana Nutella Snack Cake

Ingredients:

Banana Cake

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Nutella Cheesecake Filling

• 1 cup Nutella
• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a 15x10 inch baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add in the yogurt and bananas. Beat until well mixed.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder. Slowly add the flour mixture to the the butter mixture and mix just until it forms a soft dough. Remove 1 cup of batter and reserve.
4. Evenly spread the remaining dough into the prepared baking sheet.
5. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese and Nutella until well mixed and smooth. Drop small spoonfuls of the mixture onto the batter. Gently spread out into an even layer, leaving a 1 inch border along the outside edges of the batter.
6. Drop small spoonfuls of the reserved batter on top of Nutella cheesecake filling.
7. Bake for 24 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
8. Allow the snack cake to cool, then cut into squares.
9. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until well mixed. Drizzle over the cut cake and allow the glaze to set.

Enjoy!!! 

Yields: 24 squares

*Adapted from Inside BruCrew Life.