Banana Chocolate Cake

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 12 | Cook: 35min
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The Banana Chocolate Cake from Spoonsparrow is always a hit!

Ingredients

  • 50 g coconut oil
  • 350 g ripe bananas (peeled)
  • 100 ml Almond drink (almond milk)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 150 g spelt flour (Type 1050)
  • 50 g ground almonds
  • 50 g coconut blossom sugar
  • 40 g cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 50 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa content)
  • 30 g Walnuts
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Melt the coconut oil in a small pot. Add 300 g bananas and almond drink, then blend finely with an immersion blender or food processor.

  2. 2.

    Add eggs, spelt flour, ground almonds, coconut blossom sugar, 30 g cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla powder, and salt to the banana puree; mix well with a hand mixer. Roughly chop chocolate and walnuts, then fold into the batter.

  3. 3.

    Line a cake tin with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (160 °C fan) for 30–35 minutes, checking with a skewer. Remove and let cool completely. Slice remaining banana, drizzle with lemon juice, dust the cake with extra cocoa powder, and top with banana slices. Cut into pieces and enjoy.