Funfetti Birthday Cake Banana Bread
Servings 8
Make banana bread celebratory with this birthday cake banana bread! It's a super moist banana bread that's flavored with vanilla, almond, and full of rainbow sprinkles. Perfect for a birthday breakfast or brunch.
Equipment
- One 9x5 inch loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup granulated cane sugar
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract*
- ¼ tsp almond extract, or more to taste
- 1 cup mashed banana
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- ½ cup rainbow jimmies
Vanilla Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp milk
- splash of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line with a strip of parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together until combined.
- In a separate, larger bowl, whisk the oil, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and almond extracts together until smooth and creamy. Then whisk in the banana and Greek yogurt until combined.
- Fold in the flour mixture until it is just combined--do not overmix. Then fold in the rainbow sprinkles until they are evenly distributed.
- Transfer the batter to your prepared loaf pan and top with more sprinkles if desired. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool for 15 minutes in the pan before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the bread has cooled, make the icing. Whisk the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla together until smooth. Then, drizzle it over your banana bread.
Notes
*clear vanilla extract will give you a more cake-like flavor, but dark vanilla extract will work in this recipe as well.
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