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Vegan Banana Cake

Published: June 15, 2017 | Last updated: October 20, 2018 10 Comments

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This Vegan Banana Cake (or Vegan Banana Bread) is the best banana cake you will ever have. You won’t miss butter or eggs in this recipe. It’s soft and flavourful with delicious banana flavour and studded with walnuts. Whether you call it Banana Cake or Banana Bread, you won’t be able to stop at just one slice.

Top down view of a round vegan banana cake with a slice on top of it

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I love banana cake and I have a really good recipe for it. I used to make it all the time until one day I had no greek yogurt so I knew I had to adapt the recipe. And once the yogurt was removed I thought that I might as well remove the eggs.

I came up with the recipe for this Vegan Banana Cake (or Vegan Banana Bread if you want to call it that) in February. Since then this is the only Banana Cake recipe I make and I’ve made it at least a dozen times (probably more).

We eat a lot of Vegan Banana Cake around here. And baby also loves it. I don’t give her a lot of it, maybe an inch wide piece or so but she loves it and asks for more.

Watch the video to see how EASY it is to make this Vegan Banana Cake

Close up side view of a Vegan Banana Cake with a slice on top of it

What I love about this Vegan Banana Bread recipe is that it’s super easy to make and you only need one bowl and one fork to mash the banana. You could technically switch to a spoon after but I often keep mixing everything with that fork so that there’s even less cleanup.

The cake turns out moist and delicious with intense banana flavour, studded with crunchy walnuts. I made it with pecans also (my favourite nut) but  walnuts just work better here. As with most my desserts I use a little bit of Orange Oil  – it’s one of those ingredients that I think everyone must have. Not should, not maybe, but it’s a must!

Close up view of a whole Vegan Banana Cake

Can you make Vegan Banana Cake with just ONE banana?

Yes, you can!! Another great thing about this recipe for Vegan Banana Cake is that it could be made with just one banana. You might need to add a bit more sugar to make it sweeter but I actually don’t do that. And it will also bake faster since there will be a bit less moisture in the cake.

Well, enough talking about it. I just want to finish with this: it’s one of my absolutely favourite things to make and eat. It’s just plain good and delicious and easy and run to the kitchen and make it right now!! You should! It’s that good!

Top down view of a Vegan Banana Cake with a slice cut out and resting on a plate next to the cake

Would you like to try a few more vegan cakes?

  • Vegan Pumpkin Cake
  • Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cake
  • Vegan Gingerbread Cake
This Vegan Banana Cake is the best banana cake you will ever have. You won't miss butter or eggs in this recipe. It's soft and flavourful with delicious banana flavour and studded with walnuts | Imagelicious
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Vegan Banana Cake

This Vegan Banana Cake is the best banana cake you will ever have. You won't miss butter or eggs in this recipe. It's soft and flavourful with delicious banana flavour and studded with walnuts | Imagelicious
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 314kcal
Author Julia

Ingredients

  • 2 large bananas (very ripe)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange oil (optional but highly recommended)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 large banana for the top (optional)
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Oil and flour 8-inch cake or pie plate.
  • In a large bowl mash 2 bananas until very smooth.
  • Add oil, water, vanilla, orange oil and mix well.
  • Add brown sugar and mix.
  • Add flour and baking powder and mix just until flour disappears.
  • Add walnuts and mix well.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
  • If you are using another banana on top, then slice it lengthwise into 4-5 slices and place on top. Alternatively you could dice it into circles and cover the top with them.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

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Notes

You could use just one banana for the base of the cake instead of two. If you use just one and you like sweeter desserts, then add another 1/8 cup of sugar. The cake might bake sooner so start checking after 55 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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Nutrition Facts
Vegan Banana Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 314 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 350mg10%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 35IU1%
Vitamin C 4.5mg5%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
banana | cake | quick bread | vegan | easy | fast | low-fat
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Filed Under: Dessert, Fruit, Mom recipe, Quick Recipe, Recipe, Vegan, Video Tagged With: Bananas, Nuts, walnuts

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Comments

  1. charlotte waldon says

    October 8, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Could this be made as muffins?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      October 26, 2020 at 12:40 pm

      Of course. You’ll need to adjust the baking time though

      Reply
  2. Chrissy says

    September 19, 2020 at 7:33 pm

    5 stars
    I swapped flour, orange oil, and walnuts by using pecans, orange extract, and pancake mix instead. It taste great and only took a half hour to cook.

    Reply
  3. Eva says

    May 9, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    Can I use a nut milk instead of water?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      May 10, 2020 at 8:20 am

      I haven’t tried myself but most likely yes

      Reply
  4. Joe says

    February 10, 2019 at 1:29 pm

    5 stars
    I made this for a vegan friend I had over for brunch. I’m not gonna lie… I was skeptical. Turns out this is absolutely moist and delicious and full of banana flavor. Here’s a tip for those who can’t find or afford orange oil (it’s sort of expensive for a one off ingredient): use the zest of one orange instead. You get a bright lovely greasy orange flavor.

    Reply
    • Julia says

      February 11, 2019 at 1:01 pm

      I am so glad you liked the recipe! Yes, orange oil is expensive but it’s honestly one of my most used baking ingredients and it lasts for a long time as you only need half a teaspoon or a teaspoon at a time, so that bottle usually lasts me about a year or even longer. But as you said, orange zest also works!

      Reply
  5. Michelle says

    August 28, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Is the calorie count for the whole cake or per slice

    Reply
    • Julia says

      August 28, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      Per slice. I wish that was per cake but it still has sugar and flour and bananas. Also, calories are calculated using a plugin and I’m not a nutritionist so the numbers might not be 100% accurate

      Reply
  6. Albert V. Zambrano says

    August 31, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing vegan dessert cake. Just awesome.

    Reply

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