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Banana cake recipes - 18 recipes

Banana cake, also called banana bread is a moist, sweet cake originating from America. You will never throw away your over-ripe bananas again once you've discovered these bananalicious recipes! If you like a classic banana bread, try variations with raisins, chopped walnuts and chocolate chips.

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Soak the sultanas in water or banana liqueur for at least an hour or overnight if possible

  • 125g Butter
  • 281g Castor sugar
  • 300g bananas (ripe)
  • 188g evaporated milk
  • 219g sultanas
  • 200g Dove's Farm gluten free plain flour
  • 80g ground almonds
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 100g pecan nuts
  • Optional banana liqueur
3.5/5 (145 Votes)

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A lovely moist banana cake with Apples and Pecans

  • 200g soft butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 150g self-raising flour
  • 100ml milk
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 small apples chopped up, skin and core removed.
  • 2 small, very ripe bananas
  • 100g pecans, chopped up.
4.2/5 (76 Votes)

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This incredible cake is absolutely delicious!!!

  • BANANA CAKE:
  • 100g butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 400g overipe bananas, mashed
  • 1tbsp lemon juice
  • 300g flour
  • 2.5tsp baking powder
  • OPTIONAL: 4tbsp milk
  • strawberry jam
  • ICING:
  • roll-out icing (yellow)
  • CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200g milk chocolate, finely chopped
  • 100g dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • TOPPING:
  • 3 x butter cream ingrediants (vanilla, strawberry and chocolate)
  • wafer rolls
  • sprinkles
  • a few digestives, crumbled
  • chocolate sauce
3.5/5 (103 Votes)

Upside-down Banana Cake with Maple-caramel Sauce

Upside-down Banana Cake with Maple-caramel Sauce Blogger Recipe

By sophielovesfoodblog, Sophie Loves Food

this recipe for Upside-down banana cake with maple-caramel sauce (Recipe adapted from BBC Good Food) The sun may...

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Mash 3 RIPE bananas Add 1 beaten egg and 55g melted butter

  • Mash 3 RIPE bananas
  • Add 1 beaten egg and 55g melted butter .. leave mixture aside
  • Mix 190g plain flour
  • 200g sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate soda....leave mixture aside
3.2/5 (152 Votes)

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Mix the eggs with sugar until the mixture whitens

  • 150g flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 80g sugar
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 70 ml neutral flavoured oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100g dark chocolate
  • 1 pinch of salt
4.4/5 (40 Votes)

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Beat the eggs

  • 100g of butter/margarine
  • 200g of caster sugar
  • 3 bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda/baking powder
  • 50g of chopped walnuts
  • 200g of flour
3.3/5 (127 Votes)

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Combine the butter and sugar to get a smooth paste

  • 75g soft butter
  • 4 small ripe bananas.
  • 90g brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 150g flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
4.1/5 (49 Votes)

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This incredible cake is absolutely delicious!!!

  • BANANA CAKE:
  • 100g butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 lemon zest
  • 400g overipe bananas, mashed
  • 1tbsp lemon juice
  • 300g flour
  • 2.5tsp baking powder
  • OPTIONAL: 4tbsp milk
  • strawberry jam
  • ICING:
  • roll-out icing (yellow)
  • CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200g milk chocolate, finely chopped
  • 100g dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • TOPPING:
  • 3 x butter cream ingrediants (vanilla, strawberry and chocolate)
  • wafer rolls
  • sprinkles
  • a few digestives, crumbled
  • chocolate sauce
4.1/5 (16 Votes)

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Fat-free & vegan recipe created by our family

  • DRY INGREDIENTS:
  • 1.5 Cups Wholemeal Flour
  • 1 Cup White Flour
  • 1 Cup Sweetener
  • 6 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • WET INGREDIENTS:
  • 4 fl oz Syrup
  • 6 fl oz Orange or Apple Juice
  • 1 tsp Vanilla or Orange Essence
  • 6 ripe mashed Bananas
  • TOPPINGS:
  • Demerara Suger
  • Granola
  • Sesame Seeds
  • Sunflower Seeds
3/5 (132 Votes)

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Preheat the oven to 180 °

  • 3 eggs
  • 60 g fine sugar
  • 30 g sugar cane syrup
  • 160 g self raising cake flour
  • 150 g butter
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 20 cl rum
  • 80 g raisins
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
3.3/5 (80 Votes)

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