Cake
- 4 very ripe medium-sized bananas
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 90g caster sugar
- 90ml vegetable oil
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 medium-sized banana
- Pinch cinnamon powder
Vegan cakes sometimes get a bad reputation for being dry, powdery or chewy because they don’t contain eggs or dairy. Friends (mostly non-vegan) often ask me how do you bake a moist vegan cake?!
It is true that it can be a bit tricky to make a soft, moist vegan cake especially if you’re new to vegan baking. One of the most straightforward solutions is BANANA!!!!
Super ripened bananas are a very popular vegan baking ingredient. It adds extra moisture and natural unrefined sweetness into the cake. It creates a soft, tender cake that you’ll love time and time again. And the most important thing is it’s very straightforward and almost foolproof even for a beginner.
This is not just a delicious cake baking recipe, it also an excellent (non-wasteful) way to get rid of that over-ripe banana in your fruit bowl!
Let’s start!
First, preheat the oven to 180C degrees.
Peel the over-ripe bananas (you need at least 3 large or 4 medium sized) into a large mixing bowl.
Mash them with a fork or blend them with a hand blender in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
Mix in vegetable oil and vanilla extract and stir until all is well mixed.
Sift together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon powder and baking powder and add all to the banana mixture. Stir gently until blended.
Grease and line a 20 x 20cm square baking tin with vegetable oil and parchment paper. Pour in the cake mixture, topping it with slices of a banana and a sprinkling of cinnamon powder.
Bake for 20 minutes until golden on top. Test by inserting a toothpick into the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean (without any cake batter on it) then the cake is ready.
Let it cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.
A slice (or slices…. :P) of freshly baked banana cake with a nice cup of earl grey in a lazy afternoon… now that’s a combination from heaven.
Bananas…
Bananas…
Bananas…
I know! I am bananas about bananas! ?
This recipe was created for Veahero, a cool new (free!) meal planning platform for vegans and vegetarians.
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Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 20 x 20 cm square cake
Prep.: 15 mins | Cook: 25 mins
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180C degrees.
- Grease a 20 x 20 cm square baking tin with vegetable oil and line with parchment paper.
- Peel the bananas and mash 3 of them with a fork or blend with a hand blender in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix in vegetable oil and vanilla extract, stir until all is well mixed.
- Sift the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon powder and baking powder together and add to the banana mixture, stir gently until blended.
- Pour the mixture into the baking tin, top with slices of 1 banana and sprinkle with cinnamon powder.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.
I have tried this recipe and it works really well. The cake is moist and tastes yummy on its own. Thanks for sharing 😊
Hello Khai, Great thanks, glad you like it 🙂
Hi, i would love to try your recipe but makea it difficult for me coz my measuring is in cups, would love to have your recipe in cups if you may. Hope to hear from you thank you
Hello Corinth,
Thank you for your comment.
I am trying to look for a plugin that allows readers to switch the unit between US and metric. But that could take time (and budget) so bear with me.
Meanwhile, all my recipes are also published in Yummly, which have a unit switcher. Please check out my profile, yum and share.
https://www.yummly.co.uk/profile/K33%20Kitchen/collections/all-yums
Great thanks! <3