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 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.
Amy Fidler
Such a great recipe x
Camilla
Thanks Amy and fairly healthy for cake:-)
Denise Evans
The best vegan cake I have made. All my friends love it. Plus bonus it’s healthy to. Thank you for posing…
Camilla
Brilliant Denise, so glad you and your friends love it:-)
Toni gatrell
What are the calories per slice and how much a slice pls x
Camilla
Hi, I don’t calculate calories but you can Google I’m sure.
Ritchie
This looks delicious.
Amy Fidler
love vegan food,so would love this x
Amy Fidler
Love Banana Bakes,love this vegan one even more x
Diana
Love this healthy recipe & decided I have to make – tis in the oven now & smells delicious- will update when I’ve eaten, thanks so much for posting
Camilla
Excellent Diana, I hope you enjoy it:-)
Heidi Roberts
our family banana bread had no fat in it but does use eggs, funny how the recipes differ but are equally delicious!
Camilla
I love banana cakes, think this is the 3rd one on my blog:-)
Lisa Williams
I always stumble a bit making a banana cake so having a recipe to follow would be fab so thanks for sharing 🙂
Jayne Sullivan
A super way to use up those overripe bananas in th cupboard.
Camilla
Too right:-)
Gavin
Bookmarked for future use, I’m always on the lookout for great vegan and or no added sugar recipes 🙂
Camilla
Great Gavin, pleased to help:-)
becky baker
Wow this looks amazing and yummy. More vegan recipe ideas please! <3
Camilla
Thanks, I’ll see what I can do!
Catherine
I make this a lot; it’s easy, delicious and popular! Thank you. Anyone worked out kcals per serving?
Camilla
Great:-) I have seen one of the sharing sites I’m on put the calories so either Yummmly or MyTaste or is it now Pinterest as I now have rich pins!
Claire Barker
This looks delicious, I love bananas so they don’t get a chance to over ripen, but my local greengrocers sell off any over ripe bananas they have really cheaply so I could make loads of cake!
Camilla
Thanks Claire, great idea!
Ursula Hunt
You have some great vegan recipes
Camilla
Thank you Ursula:-)
Heather Haigh
This sounds great. Although not vegan, I am dairy free, so this will be a lovely recipe for me to try, thank you.
Camilla
Thanks Heather – enjoy:-)
NatalieWhite91
I alwaaaaaaays buy too many bananas so this recipe looks right up my street!
Camilla
Thanks Natalie:-)
tiggerific1973
Another fantastic recipe I must make very soon!
Camilla
Thank you:-)
khashoggi
Thanks for this sweet vegan recipe! I think I’ll give it a whirl, as I’ve been hoarding bananas too.
Camilla
Great – enjoy:-)
Ursula Hunt
I love banana cake and the walnuts will add a nice crunch
Camilla
They really do Ursula:-)
Lynn Fancy
This sounds awesome I love to find recipes that are dairy free, sounds incredibly good!
Camilla
Thanks it was good:-)
Elizabeth
Mmm yum! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge! 🙂
Julie Carwardine
Had to share this! Sounds so scrummy! I used to be a veggie (20 years) and still like veggie food so I mix it up a lot. It was quite difficult back in the day, to find veggie desserts that were actually lovely. I am a huge fan of banana anything (just scoffed some banana pancakes before I read this), so must give this a try! xxxx
Camilla
Thank you Julie, I have always loved vegetarian food too and my Cranks cook books are amongst my most treasured:-)
Sus @ roughmeasures.com
Oh Camilla this looks mouth wateringly tasty! I love a dense banana cake!
Camilla
Thank you so much:-)
ELLEN DARLINGTON
This looks yummy…x
Barbara Handley
I am really looking forward to trying this recipe out. Looks and sounds delicious.
Camilla
Thanks Barbara;-)
Emily
This looks really good, Camilla. I’m staring at the bananas I’m my fruit bowl, willing them to ripen! 😉
Camilla
Thanks Emily! Mine turn so quickly even with the cling film on the tips trick so they quite often end up in the freezer for a rainy day:-)
Lucy @ BakingQueen74
mmm, it looks really good, the fact that it has the texture of bread pudding makes me really want to try it!
Camilla
Thanks Lucy – now I want to make bread pudding which I’ve never made LOL:-)
Jayne T
Fantastic recipe, I’ll be trying this one out, thanks for sharing.
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
This recipe sounds like a truly great way to use up bananas and I have been thinning of trying out vegan baking just to see what i make of it. This will be first on my list of bakes, a very inspiring recipe thanks!
Camilla
Thanks Laura I love exploring different areas of baking and cuisine too – nice to get out of your comfort zone once in a while:-)
Lilinha Espindula
Yummy, I bet it tasted so lovely, considering the amount of bananas used in the recipe. I love bananas and banana cake! 🙂 x
Camilla
Thank you – yes it was lovely:-)
Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes
Oh yum this looks so good and healthy too, thanks for linking to my cake. I love banana bread though haven’t made it for a while.
Camilla
Thanks Jen:-)
Deena kakaya
Such a lovely colour and great idea, I feel criminal for not using over ripe bananas and often blame the lack of time but hadnt thought of freezing them. Thanks Camilla x
Camilla
Thanks Deena and glad to give you a good idea:-)
Choclette
I quite like a dense cake and this one looks delicious. I haven’t made a sugarless cake in a while and it’s probably about time I did.
Camilla
Thanks Choclette – yes it makes cake eating seem guilt free:-)
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
If only I lived near you Camilla . You tease me on twitter and now on your blog with such bites….
Camilla
Likewise Binut with your luscious creations:-)
Polly
yum! I love banana cake so much!!
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Despite never having been a fan of fresh bananas, I have always had a soft spot for banana bakes… and this cake looks fabulous – moist and dense! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Camilla
Bananas are soo good for your Jeanne – but at least you eat them in cake:-)
Katie Bryson
I love a good banana bread and this looks super lovely Camilla. Very refreshing to see an egg and sugar free recipe too – very curious and will certainly give it a go as we’re big fans of banana bread here!
Camilla
Thanks Katie, it’s nice to have a cake you don’t feel guilty eating as it so full of nutritients:-)
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
I can’t believe this cake has no eggs or sugar! It looks wonderful! 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Becca, crazy but true:-)
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:-)