Vegan Banana Cake
This vegan banana cake is loaded with flavor from fresh bananas, cinnamon, and vanilla - all topped off with a homemade vegan cream cheese frosting. Yum!
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Servings: servings
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup oil
- 1 ½ cups mashed banana
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
For the frosting:
- 8 oz vegan cream cheese
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, grease or line two 6” cake pans and set aside
- Make the cake by mixing together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt and set aside
- In a medium bowl, combine the oil, sugar, mashed bananas, and vanilla
- Mix together until smooth.
- Pour the flour mixture into the banana mixture and stir until just combined
- Fold in the walnuts
- Combine until well mixed.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pans, and
- Bake in preheated oven 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean
- Meanwhile, prepare the frosting by creaming the vegan cream cheese with half the frosting on high until smooth
- Add the remaining powdered sugar a cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, mix in vanilla extract
- Allow cake to cool completely before frosting between the layers and topping with additional walnuts
Nutrition (Estimate per Serving)
Calories: 826kcalCarbohydrates: 139gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.04gSodium: 379mgPotassium: 262mgFiber: 6gSugar: 105gVitamin A: 37IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
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