Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I don't have all my organized pictures for this one bc I was throwing it together to take to our church Thanksgiving dinner and decided at the last minute to document and share with y'all!  This one is easy & yummy & has bananas and chocolate!!  Haha!!  I'm obsessed with that combo lately!!

For this recipe, you'll need:

• 1 package Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix (+ eggs and oil per box instructions)
• 2 bananas, smashed (I used three this time bc I was feeling crazy that way)
• 1 - 8 oz block cream cheese
• 2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• splash milk
• Package mini chocolate chips

Mix cake mix according to package directions

Add smashed bananas and bake according to package directions.  I usually make two round pans for this cake, but since I was taking it to church, I just made a 9x13 pan.  Bake and cool completely before frosting.

Beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla.  Keep adding milk a little at a time until you like the consistency.  Frost cake.  When I frost the two round cakes, I frost between the layers and add chocolate chips as well.  Then I frost around the cakes and put the chocolate chips all over - SO yummy!

But for the purposes of this cake, I just frosted the top and topped it with chocolate chips - still excellent!  :)  

I will say, though, that the flavors of this cake taste best if you make it a day ahead.  I made mine & took it straight to church & kept thinking it didn't taste quite right.  But the next day for breakfast dessert?  All the flavors had become friends and it was AWESOME!!

So awesome that this was the last piece of cake!  We ate it so fast this is the only picture!  Try it, you'll love it!