Vegan Banana Cake – a moist and delicious cake made with spelt flour, walnuts, raisins, spelt flour, oats and maple syrup.
Today I’m sharing Vegan Banana Cake
After seeing a drawer full of over-ripe frozen bananas in the freezer the other day I decided that it was high time that I put them to use. As we’re trying to have a “healthier” January I decided against any of my usual Banana Cakes and set about searching for something suitable.
After a quick flick through The Classic 1000 Recipes (Foulsham 1992) I came across a banana cake that looked really healthy as it had no sugar, dairy or eggs in it.
For extra flavour I decided to use spelt wholegrain flour and a little maple syrup as well as using walnuts which I think pair well with bananas! This is not a cake that will rise as there is no raising agent and therefore the texture is dense and similar to bread pudding with a crispy outer surface when first baked.
Packed full of nutrients I really think this cake ticks all the boxes. It was great to use up some of the walnuts and raisins left over from Christmas too!
The only one in our family who didn’t approve and wouldn’t even try this banana cake was my daughter. She just won’t eat raisins but the rest of us enjoyed it and I had my parents over for a cuppa today and they really enjoyed it too.
More Vegan Cake Recipes
For more vegan cake inspiration check out these recipes from fellow bloggers:
- Vegan Carrot Cake
- Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Chocolate Beetroot Cake
- Chocolate Truffle No Bake Cake
- Chocolate Banana Cashew Cake
- Vegan Vanilla Cake
- Egg and Dairy Free Spiced Apple & Raisin Cupcakes
More Banana Bakes
Here are some more non-vegan banana recipes that could be adapted to be vegan:
- Banana Cake
- Spelt Banana Bread
- Banana Pudding – uses up 5 overripe bananas
- Blueberry Banana & White Chocolate Muffins
- Leftover Pastry Banana Nutella Pinwheels
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Vegan Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 450 g Very ripe bananas mashed
- 50 g Walnuts roughly chopped
- 120 ml Light olive oil
- 100 g Raisins
- 75 g Oats
- 125 g Wholegrain spelt flour
- 1 tbsp Maple syrup
- 1 Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 190⁰C.
- Grease a 450g/1lb loaf tin.
- Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly.
- Tip the mixture into the loaf tin and level with a spatula.
- Bake on the middle shelf for 55 – 60 minutes until cake springs back to the touch.
- Leave cake in the tin for 10 minutes and then cool on a wire rack.
Kavey
Beautiful. My mum used to make eggless cakes a lot when my grandparents were visiting us (for months on end) from India, as Indian vegetarians don’t eat eggs. They work pretty well, different texture to an egged cake, but still good.
Camilla
Thank you Kavey – I bet your mum’s cakes were really good:-)
Sarah James
Your banana cake looks delicious, need to wait for some ripe bananas now 🙂
Camilla
Thank you Sarah, the ones I used were really over-ripe but great for this cake;-)
Maya Russell
I always have overripe bananas – you don’t have to throw them away! Fabulous recipe.
Camilla
Thank you Maya – yes the freezer is your best friend when it comes to over ripe bananas:-)
kellie@foodtoglow
what a great use for frozen bananas. Like you I also keep a stash (for smoothies) but never thought to pop them in cake. Great idea!
Camilla
Thanks Kellie. The almost black ones I keep in the freezer you wouldn’t want to put in a smoothie so cake is the best way to use them up:-)
Glamorous Glutton
This banana bread looks really good and a great way to,use up overripe bananas. I like the bread pudding texture too, I bet it’s really satisfying. GG
Camilla
Thank you, my son has just grabbed another slice:-)
sharon ashdown
Oh yum! This looks amazing and a great way to use up left over bananas!
Camilla
Thank – yes a great way to use up those ailing bananas:-)
Janice
I have some frozen black bananas and that does look very good, might give it a go.
Camilla
Great Janice, I just defrosted mine in micrwave a little in order to get the skins off – was quite chuffed as I used up the 5 that I had;-)
Ursula Hunt
Grea tto have a vegan recipe, my friends a vegan and this will make a super treat for her
Camilla
That’s great Ursula – glad to help feed your friend:-)
Elizabeth
Mmmm a great way to use up some over ripe bananas! Thank you for sharing with the #nowastefoodchallenge 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Elizabeth:-)
Paul Wilson
Use up leftovers AND make a healthy snack – nice one.
Camilla
Yes a win/win:-)