Spread the Joy!
I love banana cake, i have already posted a recipe here..But this is a health variation of that. It has no butter, it is made with wheat flour and it has sunflower seeds and cashewnuts in this..so this is like super food. Plus it is eggless. In my opinion, banana cake dont need eggs, because of the bananas the cake stays together and the texture will be soft. Any how i will share banana cake with eggs soon..
Check my other cake recipes too..You will love my orange cake and lemon cake too..
The recipe calls for sunflower seeds and luckily i had them on hand, i bought couple of big packets of them during my last trip to supermarket. I got them because i thought i would add them to my granola..But it is optional, you can leave it out or simply add flax seeds or whatever seed you have on hand.
So give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Baking Time : 40 to 45 mins
Serves : 10 to 12 slices
Recipe Source: Veg Recipes of India
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour / Atta – 1.5 cup / 180 grams
Sugar – 1/2 cup / 100 grams
Ripe Banana Puree – 1 cup
Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder – 1.5 tsp
Oil – 3/4 cup
Vanilla Essence – 2 tsp
Sunflower Seeds – 1 tblspn (optional)
Cashewnuts – 1/2 cup
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 Degree C. Oil a loaf pan and set aside.
First sift wheat flour, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside for a min.
Now take oil, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
Add in pureed banana and mix well.
Now add in the flour mix and sunflower seeds and cashewnuts. Mix well to a smooth batter. It will be thick.
Now pour this thick batter in the loaf pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins.
Remove it from oven and let it cool for 10 mins.
Now invert it to a plate, let it cool for 30 mins, slice and serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Puree some bananas |
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| Take wheat flour in a sifter |
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| Add in baking soda |
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| and some baking powder |
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| sift it out |
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| Take oil in a bowl |
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| Add in sugar |
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| add in vanilla essence |
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| Mix well |
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| add in a cup of banana puree |
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| add it in |
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| mix well |
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| add in wheat flour mix |
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| fold gently |
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| Add in cashews and sunflower seeds |
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| Add in in |
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| fold well |
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| Oil a loaf pan |
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| Pour the batter in |
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| Bake |
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| remove and serve |
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| So moist and fluffy |
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| want a bite |
Spread the Joy!
Looks yummy…i tried yor many recipes…just love yor blog…keep going.
Can it be made in microwave.?
And do post some microwave baking recipes
Yippie, was waiting for this. I love whole wheat + no butter or less oil combo. Will try it today itself. Thanks Aarthi!
Looks awesome. Well made Aarthi.
@Sneha Dharmani If you have convection mode you can bake this in that
How n wat time it take to bake in convection mode .. with same temp
love all your recipe…especially baby food
Your recipes are excellent and easy to make.
@Anonymoussame time and same temp
too good recipes Aarth . can we make this without convention oven
Can I use cocoa powder?to make it chocolaty.how much amount?
hi aarthi love ur recipes . can we make this with non convention micross oven
I added vanilla essence and the cake turned out to be brown.. Is there two types of vanilla essence(brown and colorless) ? The color was not mentioned in the cover 🙁
@AnonymousNo you need convection oven for this
@AnonymousYes u can use cocoa powder. Add couple of tblspn..You can remove couple tblspn of flour in this recipe if you are adding cocoa
@Kamala KirthikaYes there are two types of vanilla..You can use anything
Hey aarthi love ur recipes the step by step photo is very helpful!
love ur recepies
Any precautions for electric oven?
@AnonymousNO follow the manual
Hi Arthi
Can you please post a photo of the oven you have?
I have been trying baking for 3-4 times, and I am not able to do it. The top goes overcooked and the bottom is not cooked. Please let me know the correct procedure of heating oven and baking.
Thanks
Shemy
@AnonymousChekc this
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/03/meet-my-ovens-ovens-which-i-use-best.html
Hi aarthi,
I have tried few of ur recipes .they came out very well.u explain very well with pictures.so that it becomes easy to understand.thanks a ton aarthi.
In this recipe can we use butter or ghee instead of oil.or is it compulsory to use oil.& also can we use any oil.
Thanks in advance .
Hi Aarthi,
Thank you…i tried few of ur recipes and it turned out great
this was my second baking the first was pound cake…
U make things so simple for us..n the way each picture is taken hats off to ur efforts….
keep up ur good work… may the almighty always shower his love n blessing on u n ur passion for cooking keep on increasing
@Binduu can use melted butter, ghee or any oil in this.
Simply love your recipes..
I tried this recipe and the outer part became very hard….. followed same measures.. what could havegone wrong?
@shwetha shenoyyou must have baked it little longer..it will get soft as it cools
Hi aarthi, very nice of u. Good talent !!!!!! Can we use pressure cooker to make this cake. If so how much time and whistle….pls help me.
@Anonymoususe this link for pressure cooker baking
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/search/label/Pressure%20Cooker%20Baking
Hi Aarthi
I just love all your recipes!
I have started baking recently and is a beginner. Is baking soda and aappam soda same ?
My whole wheat cakes even though it takes good, does not puff up. What may be the reason ?
Hi Aarthi
Your recipes are just awesome!
I am a beginner in baking and I started baking for my two year old som who loves baked goodies.
Is baking soda same as aapam soda?
Even though my whole wheat cakes are tasty, they do not puff up well. What may be the reason ?
@Anonymousbaking soda and appa soda are same. use good quality baking soda or baking powder
Hi, I tried this and the dough rose, but suddenly it started to fold in and especially in the center the risen dough folded in. Why is that so?
Hi
I tried this and the dough started rising well while baking, but suddenly it started folding in especially in the center. Why could it be so???
@Anonymousi think u have added too much rising agent
@Anonymousif you open the oven door before the 3/4th of the cooking time then it may cause the cake to collapse
Dear Aarthi,
This recipe was awesome, the banana bread came out perfect. First time I made it eggless and gave it to my son during school picnic, it was a big hit 🙂
Thank you very much for the recipe! I am planning to try with less oil though (1/2 cup).
Hi aarthi, this is awesome. Can you please tell me if this can be made with wheat flour and in pressure cooker?
@aparna pandeyyes u can do it in pressure cooker
hi aarthi
can we skip baking powder?
@Anonymousno u cannot
This has become my regular family snack.thanks doooo much.I just cannot bake the normal bread from your bread recipes Arti…. Just gets ruined every time.
HI aarthi… Thanks for the recipe. i have few doubt, shall i bake in microwave instead of convection with 5 min time? because, in Convection mode i have kept 180 deg, my cake start burnt in the top and it remains uncooked in the middle after 30 mins of time. please share ur views on the same.
Have tried this cake and very delicious.. yummy. Thank you Aarthi for this recipies
will the same ingredients work out if i use in muffin pan?
Tried it yesterday. It came out very well.
Hi, the cake looks yum, would love to try it. Can you let me know your cup measurement, is it 200/250ml. Also would be helpful if you can let me know the gram measurement for oil and banana. Thanks in advance
Can I use chia seeds
Hi Aarthi, tried this recipe last week for my husband’s grandmom who doesn’t eat egg and i added roasted pumpkin seeds and tutti frutti as I had them on hand. It was a super hit!! Everyone just loved it! Thanks a lot for this recipe
Hiee ma’am I don’t have an oven at my place to bake I just have a normal microwave so can I experiment these baking recepies in that and Wat timing I shall keep in microwave for the various recepies plz brief me a bit on the same
Hi Aarthi! I love your recipes. I think the sunflower seeds need to be peeled though? These look like they have their shells on?