Eggless Whole wheat Banana Cake Recipe - easy and healthy cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, bananas, and no eggs! The banana cake will surely be a perfect treat for kids and banana lovers! I already have two banana cake recipes in this space with chocolate flavor and plain banana flavor, this banana cake is a slight variation to those and tastes delicious. As I already mentioned, banana is my little one's most favorite fruit, and this banana cake is no exception. She loved this, as well. This whole wheat banana cakes can be given to toddlers after one year.
Now Let's get on to check how to make this healthy egg-less whole wheat banana cake.
Whole Wheat Banana Cake Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Eggless whole wheat banana cake - no fuss, egg-less cake recipe with whole wheat flour and bananas
Ingredients
- Whole Wheat Flour -1.5 Cups
- Ripe Banana - 2 large or 2 cups mashed
- Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
- Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
- Salt - 1/8 Tsp
- Broken nuts- 1/4 cup
- White sugar/ Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
- Olive oil/sunflower oil - 2/3 cup
- *I just halved the recipe measurements and tried
Instructions
- Measure and Sieve the whole wheat flour and mix well with baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Also, preheat the oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes.
- Measure and keep all the other ingredients ready. Take a ripe banana and cut them into slices.
- Mash the bananas well with a fork. Alternatively, you can blend the chopped banana pieces in a blender to puree them. Once the bananas are well mashed, add sugar.
- Then add oil followed by vanilla essence. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Mix well so that the oil is mixed evenly.
- Once all the wet ingredients are mixed well, add the sieved whole wheat flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
- Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. Then add crushed nuts to the mix and give a stir. The final mixture should be thick.
- Grease a cake pan with oil. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and gently tape it. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 deg C for 35 -40 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the cake pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling in the tray for 5 minutes once done. Once the cake is warm, cut into pieces and serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 20g
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Here is the video of how to make whole wheat banana cake recipe for toddlers and kids
Method:
1. Measure and Sieve the whole wheat flour and mix well with baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Also, preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
2. Measure and keep all the other ingredients ready. Take a ripe banana and cut them into slices.
3. Mash the bananas well with a fork. Alternatively, you can blend the chopped banana pieces in a blender to puree them. Once the bananas are thoroughly mashed, add sugar.
4. Then add oil followed by vanilla essence. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Mix well so that the oil is mixed evenly.
5. Once all the wet ingredients are mixed well, add the sieved whole wheat flour mixture to the wet, ingredients.
6. Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. Then add broken nuts to the mix and give a stir. The final mixture should be thick.
7. Grease a cake pan with oil. Pour the mixture to the cake tin and gently tape it. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 deg C for 35 -40 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the cake pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling in the tray for 5 minutes once done. Once the cake is warm, cut into pieces and serve!
The healthy and tasty whole wheat banana cakes are ready to serve!
Notes :
- If the mixture is too thick after adding wheat flour, add few tbsp of water.
- Use overripe banana for best results.
- For small babies, finely chop the nuts or powder them to avoid choking.
- Don't over mix after adding the dry ingredients, fold them for 10-15 seconds.
- This banana cake stays well for four days at room temperature and keeps good for a week if stored in the refrigerator.
- You could use any nuts of your choice or even chocolate chips.
- Mixing and measurements are most important for the perfect cake.
Abarna Nagalingam
Can butter be used? If so what will be the measurements.
gkfooddiary
Yes. Butter can be used the quantity is as same as oil, 2/3 cup.
Karthi
Hi is there any difference between baking soda and baking powder.
gkfooddiary
yes both are different. baking soda pure sodium bicarbonate where as baking powder is a combination of baking soda plus dry acid!
SHRINIDHI
Can give Baking soda and baking powder used food to my 1 year old baby
gkfooddiary
Yes it can be given occasionally
juliya
Can ghee be added insead of oil?
gkfooddiary
Never tried. Maybe you can try with butter
Anusha
Hi gk food dairies,
1 cup equals to how many grams?
I don't have measuring cups,have a weigh scale.if u could tell me the exact measurement i can try the
Recipe
Thanks
Anusha
gkfooddiary
1 cup is 120 gm approximately. for 1.5 cups of flour it is 180 grams
Hiral
Hi dear, ur recipe looks yum...
I want to try it. Can i mk it in cooker? I don't have microwave or oven.
Pls help
gkfooddiary
yes you can try the same in cooker
Ankita R Kumar
how much honey I have to use in place of sugar?
Kalyani
am not really sure as I never tried baking with honey.
Divya
Can we omit sugar completely and use another banana or fruit pulp ??
Kalyani
I never tried. maybe you can try adding applesauce instead of sugar
Rajni Garg
I have made this cake earlier, and it came out excellent!
I plan to bake more today. Can I keep the extra batter in the fridge and bake it after the first batch is done?
Kalyani
Sure, you can. Preserve the batter without adding baking soda, lemon juice/vinegar, and baking powder. Add it just 10 mins before baking.
Shalink
Any option for baking soda n powder ?
Kalyani
I am not sure. If you skip it, the cake won't raise.
Vara
Can I use jaggery instead of sugar. If yes, what is the quantity to be used ?
Kalyani
Yes, you can use powdered jaggery, the same quantity plus 1 to 2 tbsp extra if you prefer more sweetness..
reema
Please share the tips to make this in microwave
Kalyani
The same recipe can be followed in the microwave with convection mode.
Kavya
Made this cake and came out great on the first try. A big thumbs up..m
Kalyani
Thank you so much for the positive feedback 🙂
Geri
What can be used to substitute vanilla essence?
Kalyani
you can skip it
Raksha
Hi Kalyani,
can we use eggs in place of any ingredient or as an additional item? if so, what could be the number of eggs?
Kalyani
you can add two large eggs and follow the same ingredients and method
Rajni
I have tried the cake earlier- it used to come out good.
But this time the cake didn’t taste good at all.
It seemed undercooked even though I did the toothpick test.
I followed the same exact recipe.
Any idea why?
Kalyani
If the cake is cooked around the outside but not in the inside, then keep it back into the oven and cover tightly in aluminum foil. Bake for another 5-10 mins and check. also, check out oven temperature if its correct
Ruby
can i use date instead of sugar
Kalyani
yes
Chhaya
Tried this cake today for my 15 month toddler.It turned out good but felt sugar was little high and i used 2 medium size bananas.next time i will use 1 medium size banana and little less sugar.
Thank you for the recipe