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.
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:-)