Baking a banana cake is therapeutic. This Banana cake recipe is healthy, quick, and easy to make. The use of whole wheat makes it a healthier alternative as you can completely avoid all-purpose flour. Why is whole wheat flour healthier that APF – because it has fiber. To know more about dietary fiber, please read ” Is your Food full of Fiber“.
If you get stuck after seeing the over-ripened bananas and never want to waste food by throwing it, this banana cake recipe is the rescue and best use of leftover bananas.
Give a crunch by adding walnuts or seeds like sunflower seeds or melon seeds which contain proteins & fats and should be included in your diet.
This is a kids- friendly tiffin recipe which you can send in your child’s lunchbox without any guilt.
Let’s begin with the recipe.
Ingredients –
Over-Ripened medium sized Bananas – 4
Whole Wheat Flour/ Atta – 1.5 Cups ( 1 Cup = 250 ml)
Jaggery 1/2 Cup ( Regular White Sugar or Brown Sugar can also be used)
Cooking Oil – 2/3 Cup ( Rice Bran oil or sunflower Oil as it has neutral taste)
Chopped Walnut Kernels – 1/4 Cup ( Optional – Sunflower Seeds)
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Baking Soda 1/2 tsp
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Pinch of Himalayan Pink Salt (Regular salt can be used)
Method-
Set Over to Preheat for 180 degrees
C meanwhile Peel and mash the over -ripened bananas so that it forms a nice smooth paste with help of a fork or blender or Potato Masher.
Add Jaggary ( Sieve it to avoid lumps), Pour oil and drop the vanilla extract. Stir it with the spoon or egg beater. Let it become a smooth paste and all the ingredients are mixed well.
Keep these wet ingredients aside and now its time to work on dry ingredients. Sieve Wheat flour to avoid lumps if any, Put the pinch of salt, Baking powder, and baking soda and give it a stir once or twice.
Put in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredient bowl and start folding it in the circular motion gently. Do not overdo it by doing it fast.
Add chopped walnuts or the seeds of your choice or any other dry fruits. Walnuts are classic and traditional add-on for this recipe so go for it.
Grease the 9-inch regular baking pan with some oil and pour in the batter. Tap it few times.
Take out the Cake and serve it during Tea -time.
Let it bake for 25 minutes and then check it by pricking it with the tooth-pick. let it stand in the oven for a few more minutes.
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