Whole Wheat Banana Cake
You will never believe this banana cake is made with healthy, whole food ingredients like yogurt, olive oil, eggs and whole wheat flour, oh, and of course bananas. It is fluffy, moist and perfectly sweet, but not too sweet. It makes the cutest little 6 inch round cake.
Servings: 6 slices
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (90 g) soft white wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon (⅛ teaspoon) nutmeg optional
- ⅛ teaspoon (⅛ teaspoon) baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon (⅛ teaspoon) sea salt
- ⅓ cup (⅓ cup) mashed ripe banana 1 medium banana
- ⅓ cup (75 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons (26 g) olive oil
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) vanilla extract
- ½ cup (100 g) coconut sugar or organic cane sugar
- 1 large (1 large) egg
Instructions
- Position oven rack to center, then preheat to 325° F. Line a 6 inch round cake pan with parchment paper (see notes for different size pans).
- In a small mixing bowl combine the first 5 ingredients.¾ cup soft white wheat flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg, ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- In another small mixing bowl combine the rest of the ingredients except the sugar and egg.⅓ cup mashed ripe banana, ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a medium size mixing bowl beat the sugar and egg together on medium/high speed for about 2 minutes or until lightened in color and thickened.½ cup coconut sugar or organic cane sugar, 1 large egg
- Add the banana mixture and stir gently a few times until partially combined. Then add the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 37-41 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool for a 2-3 minutes in the pan. Turn onto a wire rack, remove parchment paper. Cool completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.
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Notes
This makes a 6 inch round cake that is approximately 2 inches tall or a 9 inch round cake that is about ¾-1 inch tall.
Baking time for 9 inch round is 25-30 minutes.
You can double the recipe and bake in two 9 inch round pans for a layered cake. Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Baking time for 9 inch round is 25-30 minutes.
You can double the recipe and bake in two 9 inch round pans for a layered cake. Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.6g | Protein: 4.7g | Fat: 6.6g | Cholesterol: 33.1mg | Sodium: 105mg | Sugar: 19.1g