Easy Banana Cake Recipe
A moist and delicious afternoon tea snack; Banana cake is a delicious dish that you can enjoy anytime Popularly enjoyed at high tea, this snack recipe is easy and can be prepared in under an hour All you need to make this cake recipe is all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, brown sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and white sugar along with cinnamon. You can bake this cake for your friends and family at events like kitty parties, game nights, and picnics. To make it more healthy, you can replace white sugar with jaggery Although, there are many variations of banana cake, this is the simplest one that requires no layers. Try this recipe and we are sure everyone will love it
Ingredients You Need
Bananas: The star of the cake, you will need about 4 ripe bananas or more
Flour: Although my recipe is made with whole wheat flour, you can use all purpose flour or pastry flour or whole wheat pastry flour.
Baking Ingredients: This recipe contains both baking powder and baking soda For best results, I recommend using both Make sure they are fresh and active
Oil: A neutral flavored oil works best But you can use olive oil and coconut oil You can also use liquid butter I have prepared a cake with sunflower oil
nuts: When almonds are traditionally mixed into batter, any halved or crushed almonds can be used. Feel free to use almonds, pecans or cashews
Dried fruit: Raisins, cherries, or other dried fruit add extra sweetness to the cake
Flavoring: My recipes only contain vanilla extract as a flavoring ingredient You can add ground masala for extra heat Ground cinnamon, cloves, allspice or pumpkin spice add a nice aroma to the cake.
Optional Ingredients: Coconut flakes, chocolate and other ingredients can be delicious additions to this cake recipe. However, make sure not to load your banana bread with too much extra
How to Make Banana Cake Recipe
Make Banana Puree
- Mash 4 medium to large ripe or very ripe bananas with a fork to a smooth consistency. I have used very ripe bananas for this recipe
- Note: The consistency should be smooth without any lumps, so you can also use a blender to puree the bananas if required.
- Add ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup any neutral-flavored oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the spice mixture.
- Stir well so that the oil gets mixed into the banana puree and the sugar dissolves completely
Make Batter
- Sift 1½ cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt in a bowl.
- Note: If you don't have a strainer, you can use a fine mesh strainer or colander.
- Mix well the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold using the cut and fold method.
- To see how to make the batter using the cut and fold method, watch my video on the recipe card above or below.
- Note: Do not mix! If the batter seems too thick, add some water, almond milk or light coconut milk.
- The amount of water to be added depends on the quality and texture of the whole wheat flour and the consistency of the batter, if the batter seems too thick add additional liquid
- 10 almonds finely chopped and folded add half cut
- Note: Apart from almonds, you can also add raisins, pistachios or any dry fruits and dry fruits of your choice.
Bake Eggless Banana Cake
Pour batter into a greased or lined loaf pan (7.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches) or round cake pan (7.5 x 2 inches).
Bake in preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean. Timing varies from oven to oven, so keep that in mind
Note: If the top of the cake starts to brown too much, cover the top with aluminum foil or parchment paper while baking.
Tip: If you don't have an oven, bake the cake in a stove-top pressure cooker. To make this Banana Cake follow the instructions listed in this detailed post on Pressure Cooker Cake
Note: The orange-yellow color in the picture is due to the incandescent light in my kitchen.
Enjoy Eggless Banana Cake with tea or coffee, served hot or cold.
Serving Suggestions
- Delicious all on its own with evening tea or coffee or a sweet dessert
- Top with Homemade Whipped Cream
- Frost the cake with buttercream or cream icing, or chocolate icing
Storage
At room temperature, the cake will keep for 2 to 3 days. Wrap the cake in cling film or place in an airtight box and freeze. It stays good for about 2 weeks when frozen. The cake also freezes well for up to two months.
Expert Tips for Best Banana Cake
Batter: The consistency of this eggless banana cake batter is medium-thick. Depending on the quality or texture of the whole wheat flour, you may need to add water or a liquid such as almond milk or light coconut milk if the water seems too nutty. Is.
Flour: Although the base of this cake is wheat flour, you can sub it with all-purpose flour in the same ratio as whole wheat flour. All-purpose flour (which is the whole wheat flour used in bread making) and whole wheat flour available in the United States, Europe, and other countries also work well in this recipe.
Folding: Prepare batter using cut and fold method do not use whisk and mix the ingredients
Baking: Depending on the temperature of your oven and the size of your pan, the cake may take more or less time to bake. Since the temperature varies from oven to oven, keep in mind that the benchmark is that a toothpick or skewer inserted in the Vegan Banana Cake should come out clean
Oil: For oil, a neutral flavored oil works best so you can add sunflower oil or any neutral flavored oil. You can also make the cake with olive oil or coconut oil
Vegetarian alternative: Use ghee instead of butter Melt butter and use equal amount of oil
Flavoring: May include chocolate chips or cocoa powder or cacao nibs. Chopped nuts such as pistachios, pecans, peanuts, almonds and sunflower seeds, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), flax seeds and sunflower seeds may be added. Can Lightly roast the seeds in a pan before adding
Spices: If you prefer a spiced cake, add about ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or ¼ teaspoon ground almonds or 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice.
FAQs
How do I keep the cake from being too sweet?
Since it's so easy to adapt the ingredients for this vegan banana cake recipe, you can skip adding sweeteners like candied coconut flakes, chocolate, or dried fruits.
Can I make this cake vegan?
To make this recipe vegetarian, you can use butter instead of oil, just melt the butter and use the same amount of oil
How long will this Banana Cake stay fresh?
properly your banana cake should last 2 to 3 days Wrap your cake in plastic wrap and leave on the counter If you plan to store in the fridge, store in an air-tight box or cling wrap Wrap tightly in film so that the cake does not dry out.
Why can't I use a whisk to mix ingredients?
The whisk disturbs the mixed ingredients and causes the batter to lose air which helps it to rise. When using the folding method instead, you save more volume and get a fuller Vegan Banana Cake.
