Description
This vegan chocolate banana cake is moist, rich, fluffy, and bursting with chocolatey banana goodness! Topped with luscious vegan banana cream frosting and homemade vegan caramel sauce, this cake is easy to make, incredibly scrumptious, and completely dairy-free and egg-free.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (105g) plain flour
- 1/4 cup (35g) cacao powder
- 3/4 cup (155g) caster sugar
- 2 (180g) ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup (55ml) vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup (130ml) soy milk
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 batch of vegan banana cream frosting
- Grilled banana coins for decoration, optional
- Melted Biscoff spread or vegan caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease an 18cm (7-inch) cake tin with a little oil, and line the bottom and side with parchment paper for easy removal.
- In a small bowl, mash the ripe bananas until very smooth and set aside. Mix the soy milk and apple cider vinegar together in a jug and set aside for it to curdle.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the plain flour, cacao powder, caster sugar, cornflour, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt until they are well combined. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, pour the vegan buttermilk, mashed bananas, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract into a large mixing bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir gently with a large wooden spoon or a silicone spatula until just combined. Avoid overmixing, as this can make the cake tough, dense, and rubbery.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean with a moist crumb. If the toothpick comes out with wet batter, bake for another 5 mins and test again.
- Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then carefully remove it from the tin and transfer it to a cooling rack.
- Once the cake is cooled, make vegan banana cream frosting and frost the cake.
- Decorate the cake with grilled banana coins and drizzle some melted Biscoff spread or homemade vegan caramel.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Use ripe bananas.
Let the cake cool completely at room temperature or in the fridge before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking