Easy and Healthy Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe
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This delicious and moist Chocolate Banana Cake recipe filled with the goodness of coconut oil and banana makes for a healthy after-school treat for kids. Make this 30-minute fuss-free cake using a blender. No stand-in mixer required.
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It is the same old story every weekend.
Overripe spotted bananas lying on the counter waiting to be rescued.
The kids wonder if they will be baked into a banana bread, or will it be muffins this time? Maybe Banana oat muffins or whole wheat muffins perhaps.,
But this weekend had to be extra special – I was sick this past week and the kids were very accommodating so I thought of going beyond the good old muffins. We all needed something spectacular to forget how crappy and miserable this week was.
What better than chocolate to lift our spirits up, right?
Enter Chocolate Banana Cake – an easy to make delicious and moist snack cake that is perfect for any occasion.
Put the wet ingredients in the blender, give it a swirl. Add the dry ingredients and pulse it in. Sprinkle some chocolate chips and in less than 30 minutes you have a splendid looking cake ready to eat.
While I used my Blendtec Total Blender to make the batter, you don’t necessarily have to. The directions below reflect both methods.
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Easy and Healthy Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed bananas 3 medium sized bananas
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels
Instructions
Without a Blender
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper and grease the paper with either cooking spray or butter.
- Mix all the dry ingredients - all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt till they are combined. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add the mashed bananas, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and eggs and mix them well. Add the flour mixture and 1/4th cup chocolate chips and mix them till they are combined.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan and sprinkle on chocolate chips over it. Bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. ( I checked at the 23-minute mark and it was done)
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Use a serrated knife to cut the cake into slices.
Using a Blendtec Blender
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper and grease the paper with either cooking spray or butter.
- Add mashed bananas, eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and brown sugar to the blender jar and secure the lid. Select "Batters" or blend on a Medium to Medium-Low speed for 30 seconds
- Add the remaining ingredients - flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to the blender and secure lid. Press "Pulse" 3–5 times or until dry ingredients are combined with the wet. Add 1/4 cup chocolate chips (if using) to the mixture and press "Pulse" 2-3 times to combine.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan and sprinkle chocolate chips over it. Bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. ( I checked at the 23-minute mark and it was done)
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Use a serrated knife to cut the cake into slices.
Disclaimer: Approximate nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and can vary depending on the exact ingredients/brands used. If you have health issues, please work with a registered dietician or nutritionist.
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