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    Vegan Banana Cake (and sugar-free)

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    A delicious, sugar-free and vegan banana cake. A perfect recipe for babies, children, and allergy sufferers.

    Moist and Vegan Banana Cake


    A banana cake without sugar, butter, egg and wheat flour - can it taste good? And what's more, if you avoid refined sugar and alternative sweeteners like honey, agave syrup, coconut blossom sugar or rice syrup? Oh yes, this healthy banana cake tastes good!

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    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Vegan Banana Cake
    • Top Tip
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    • Vegan Banana Cake
    • Variations
    • Nutrition
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    Taste and Occasion

    I developed the recipe as a birthday cake for our son's 1st birthday. And maybe there are parents among you who are also looking for some inspiration. Or adults who want a vegan banana cake recipe that is not entirely oversweetened. Voilá: This sugar-free, egg-free, butter-free cake tastes a little different than "regular" ones and doesn't look quite as pretty, but it's really moist, sweet, and tasty (if you don't mind a little soggy, compact and moist cake). Before anyone misunderstands me: I don't think you should ban sugar from toddlers. But as long as they don't know sugar, they don't miss anything. I think it's okay to be a little healthier. In any case, our son would have loved to dig into his first birthday cake. Literally 🙂 .

    Healthier Cake with Ripe Bananas

    Ingredients

    Children, of course, especially like the zebra cake pattern of the cake. The healthy banana cake becomes more festive if you spread it with frosting. Of course, not a frosting with 500 grams of powdered sugar, as that is often suggested in baking books… I easily mixed cream cheese with applesauce. If the cake should be vegan, you need, of course, a vegan cream cheese alternative.

    Check out my other similar recipes!
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    By the way: The fact that the low-fat banana cake is rather coincidental - the ripe bananas and the applesauce have already brought a lot of moisture into the dough. Since young children are often allergy sufferers, a banana cake without egg, butter and milk is a basic recipe.

    Banana Cake without Dairy Products

    How to make the Vegan Banana Cake

    First things first: Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Grease a small springform pan (7-8 in/ 18-20 cm) and dust with flour or line with baking paper. Then, puree the very ripe bananas using a hand blender or mixer. Mix well with applesauce, milk, coconut oil and vanilla, so no pieces are left in the mixture.

    Now, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and gradually stir into the banana cream. Divide dough in half and stir additional cocoa and milk into one half. For the zebra pattern, put a few tablespoons of dough in the middle, put some dark dough on top of the light dough, then light dough again, and so on. The dough will run outward in the pan, creating the marble pattern. Bake cake for about 35 minutes, remove from pan and let cool.

    Recipe Recommendation

    Vegan Banana Oatmeal Muffins

    These vegan banana oatmeal muffins with no sugar, egg or fat are perfect for anyone who wants to eat mindfully. Toddlers aren't the only ones who love these quick, healthy breakfast muffins!

    For optional frosting, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth and add enough fruit puree until the cream is slightly sweet. Spread on top of the cake.

    Best Ever Vegan Banana Cake Recipe

    Top Tip

    If you are not vegan, you can use regular cow's milk instead of vegetable milk such as oat milk, as well as butter instead of coconut oil, (but then a little more, about 30 grams).

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    Recipe Card

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    Vegan Banana Cake

    This vegan banana cake is perfect for babies, toddlers and health-conscious adults. No sugar, butter, egg or wheat, but delicious and moist!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Baking Time35 mins
    Servings: 1 small springform pan (8 in/ 20 cm)
    Calories: 150kcal

    Ingredients

    For the cake

    • 3 pieces bananas, about 400 grams with peel, very ripe!
    • 150 grams (⅔ cup) applesauce, without sugar, preferably homemade
    • 100 milliliters (7 tablespoons) oat milk, or other milk alternative
    • 1 pinch ground vanilla bean
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, about 20 g; alternatively 30g of butter
    • 200 grams (1 ¾ cups) spelt flour type 630
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 pinch salt

    For the cocoa dough additionally

    • 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
    • 1 teaspoon oat milk

    For the optional frosting

    • 200 grams (1 cup) cream cheese, I used 15% fat
    • 2 tablespoons applesauce, or banana puree, amount as needed

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Grease a small springform pan (7-8 in/ 18-20 cm) and dust with flour or line with baking paper.
    • Puree the very ripe bananas using a hand blender or mixer. Mix well with applesauce, milk, coconut oil and vanilla, so no pieces are left in the mixture.
    • Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and gradually stir into the banana cream. Divide dough in half and stir additional cocoa and milk into one half.
    • For the zebra pattern, put a few tablespoons of dough in the middle, put some dark dough on top of the light dough, then light dough again, and so on. The dough will run outward in the pan, creating the marble pattern. Bake cake for about 35 minutes, remove from pan and let cool.
    • For optional frosting, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth and add enough fruit puree until the cream is slightly sweet. Spread on top of the cake.

    Notes

    • The cake is more compact and moist than regular cake due to the lack of eggs and extremely low fat, but it is supposed to be.
    • You can prepare the cake well and it can also be frozen.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!
    A delicious, sugar-free and vegan banana cake. A perfect recipe for babies, children, and allergy sufferers. A delicious, sugar-free and vegan banana cake. A perfect recipe for babies, children, and allergy sufferers. A delicious, sugar-free and vegan banana cake. A perfect recipe for babies, children, and allergy sufferers.

    Variations

    I hope you like my healthy birthday cake recipe for toddlers. Other recipes that are also suitable for toddlers are my apple-carrot cake, the vegan chocolate banana bread or the apple pie without sugar, butter, egg.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Banana Cake
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 150 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 4g25%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 14mg5%
    Sodium 53mg2%
    Potassium 187mg5%
    Carbohydrates 20g7%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 228IU5%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 54mg5%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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