Recipes
Banana Cake Recipe
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 35 mins
Total Time : 40 mins
Ingredients
- 4 bananas (medium to large ripe or overripe) – 300 grams
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour or 180 grams whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup regular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar or 100 grams sugar
- ⅔ cup any neutral flavored oil (I used sunflower oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 halved walnuts – finely chopped or any dry fruits or nuts of your choice (optional)
Instructions
Preparation
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Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). If using a regular oven, heat both the top and bottom elements. For a microwave convection oven, just preheat the oven.
Making cake batter
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Peel and chop the bananas. Add them to a bowl and mash them with a fork. You can also use a blender to mash the bananas.
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Add sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
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Mix thoroughly so that the oil mixes evenly with the banana puree and the sugar dissolves.
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Sieve whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt directly in the bowl. You can also sieve these separately and then add them to the wet ingredients.
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Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients very well.
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Add the chopped walnuts and fold again. Apart from walnuts, you can also add raisins, pistachios or any nuts and dry fruits of your choice.
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Pour the batter in a greased or lined loaf pan ( 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches) or round cake pan (7.5 x 2 inches).
Baking banana cake
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Gently tap and shake the pan. Place the pan in the center rack if using a regular oven or otg.
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Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for 45 to 50 mins or until a wooden skewer or tooth pick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
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If the top of the cake starts browning then cover the top with an aluminium foil or parchment paper while baking.
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When warm or cooled, gently remove the cake from the pan. Slice and serve banana cake as is with tea or coffee.