For most of us, Cakes are too good to pass but also comes with a load of guilt. This Irresistible Banana Cake recipe, I hope is going to change your opinion or at least reduce your guilt. What is special about this recipe is that it took no added oil in preparation. Not to mention, it is vegan like all my recipes.
So you are looking at a cake with no all-purpose flour, no cholesterol and best of all, no added oil. Zero animal cruelty. Zero Cholesterol. Zero compromises in taste.
There is absolutely no compromise in taste and my family can vouch for that. That’s because there is a healthy alternative for Oil, butter, and all-purpose flour. The fats in coconut milk together will a little bit of applesauce, take care of all the work in binding the cake together. I have tried this trick in almond butter muffins as well.
You have to try it to believe the decadent nature of this recipe. Check out my video and photos for visual inspiration 🙂
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Irresistible Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 2 large overripe bananas
- 1/3 cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup Whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract or essence
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 355 F
- Grease two 6 inch pans (2 ½ inch deep)
- In a medium size bowl, mash the bananas with a fork and add all the wet ingredients bowl along with sugar.
- In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients to get an even mixture.
- Now mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and whisk until you get an even mix.
- Pour the batter onto the pan(s).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve with chocolate syrup or a simple sugar glaze.
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Nutrition
I have been using Apple sauce for baking lately and just love it. Your cake looks delicious actually irresistible 🙂
Thank you.
Very tempting!!!
Can I use flax seed eggs instead of applesauce?
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Hi Tanya, Yes. Make sure to get right consistency. Let me know how it turned out. Thank you.
What coconut milk did you use? I’m always confused because sometimes it is thick from a can or thin from a cardboard carton. Sometimes seeetened, too.
Hi Barbara. Sorry that you got confused. I always use canned coconut milk. Use unsweetened canned coconut milk.
Hi. I just tried your cake recipe and sad to say after 40 min in oven it tested done, but the inside was gummy. I’ve got it back in oven hoping it will continue to bake. I had to sub coconut milk for almond milk as my husband can’t have coconut. Could that be the issue? Your cake does look irrestible and I was hoping for a treat for him since oils are out as well of his diet.
Since Almond milk is slightly more watery than coconut milk, it is probably because of that. It’s my guess that it could be because fat content in coconut milk is not the same as that of almond milk.
Hey love the addition of apple sauce and coconut milk! So healthy 🙂
Thank you!
I love how moist it looks, the cake has a beautiful texture ! Such a guilt free treat 🙂
Yes it is:) Thank you Freda.
Yummy! I love bananas and this cake is a perfect way to enjoy them even more, Uma! Loved the recipe!
I am in love with this cake and your recipes!! This cake looks so noist and that too no eggs and oil.. going to definitely try this soon.. I always have few ripped bananas be in my kitchen 😉
Thank you Soniya. 🙂
How much flour, baking soda and baking powder?? I didn’t see the measurements
Hi, It’s listed under the ingredients. 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp baking powder. Thank you. Happy Baking!
I’m always up for a banana cake and this one is vegan! So it’s even better and using coconut milk makes it absolutely exotic! A lovely recipe ?
Thank you Shreya!
Hi, new to healthier baking and cooking. What do I use to grease the pan with ?
Hi, I greased with olive oil. You can use vegan butter or any cooking oil. Thank you!
Looks delish. If I use AP flour do I need to adjust quantity or use the same as wheat flour? Thx
Hi Lucie, You need to add more to adjust the consistency. May be 1/4 cup more. Thank you.
Happy baking.
This looks delicious! I am looking for a recipe to make at Christmas! I think this might be the perfect cake for it! 😋
Great! Hope you will enjoy this 🙂 Thank you!