One of my friends is Vegan and it is always a struggle finding a cake for her when she comes over for a coffee!
I decided to bake a cake for her today. It’s a banana bread which can also be made into a chocolate bread by reducing the flour by 40g and adding 40g of cacao powder. It would even taste better if you added some chocolate chips or pieces of chocolate (vegan of course). In today’s version, I used the basic recipe and added some walnuts (40g).
I baked the cake in a pyrex loaf tin lined with paper. The other option is to oil the tin before adding the mixture.
It turns out more like a bread than a cake and tastes very nice with some butter. My vegan friend really enjoyed it.
Ingredients
3 large black bananas
75ml vegetable oil or sunflower oil, plus extra for the tin
100g brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar but you can use any brown sugar)
225g plain flour
2 good tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon (any flavouring would be fine i.e. mixed spices)
50g dried fruit or nuts (optional)
Method
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Mash 3 large black peeled bananas with a fork, then mix well with 75g vegetable or sunflower oil and 100g brown sugar.
Add 225g plain flour, 3 good tsp baking powder and 3 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice, and combine well.
Add 50g dried fruit or nuts, if using.
Bake in an oiled, lined 2lb loaf tin for 20 minutes.
Check and cover with foil if the cake is browning.
Bake for another 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Allow to cool a little before slicing. It’s delicious freshly baked but develops a lovely gooey quality the day after.
By: Brigitte Kershaw
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20 comments
This sounds so yummy! It has risen so well without eggs too, very impressed 🙂
Thank you, a good recipe to keep if you ever need to make a vegan cake
This banana bread loaf looks so delicious and I love that it is vegan too – I’d be tempted to eat it all in one go though!
Hahaha exactly! That’s why I love to make and share it with friends
So many people have been making banana bread but it’s not something I’ve tried yet as I’m not a banana fan, but I know my parents would love it x
We love all things bananas and this cake is perfect if you are looking for a vegan recipe
YUM! This looks absolutely delicious and the perfect addition to any picnic bag this summer! I am definitely going to give this recipe a try so thanks for sharing.
I totally agree especially if you are Vegan
I made banana bread for the first time a few weeks ago, it was amazing
Glad to hear that
omg this loaf looks DELICIOUS!!! I love banana bread and i will make this one…Can’t can’t wait!!!
Hope you do make these and they are vegan as well
I usually make banana bread on the weekend. I have not tried a vegan version though, so thank you for sharing the recipe. I think it would still taste great even without the eggs. Now I have a recipe to share with my vegan friends too. I will let them know I got the recipe from you. 🙂
Thank you so much Kristine, enjoy baking
Sounds amazing! I eat low carb so I could probably substitute the sugar and then it would work well for me! Thanks for sharing this!
Sure anytime, let us know if you try this
I wish I had you as a friend, who would bake vegan banana bread for when I come over. It looks great!
Hahaha anytime, I love baking so it is only fair to share it with my family and friends
This is a great recipe. I’ll definitely try this one out one day! It’s so important to try to cut out animal products from our lives.
Agree, eat less of it for the environment and out health