Wholemeal Banana Cake

Hi guys! I am into bananas these days and stumbled upon this guilt-free banana cake recipe from HHB. This is a healthy version of banana cake because the recipe calls for less butter andd wholemeal flour. However, the texture of the cake may be a little dry. The Wholemeal flour absorb moisture.





140g unsalted butter
60g brown sugar
2 large egg, lightly beaten
400g mashed banana (2 large bananas)
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
180 wholemeal flour
180 plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoon baking soda

1.Grease the sides of a pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Sift together plain flour, baking powder and baking soda, set aside.
2.Pre-heat oven to 180 degC.
3.With an electric mixer, whisk butter and sugar at low speed till the mixture turns pale and fluffy.
4.Dribble in beaten egg while whisking at low speed. (Add a little flour to the mixture if it appears to curdle.)
5.Stir in mashed banana and vanilla extract with a spatula.
6.Fold in wholemeal flour and the flour mixture and mix with spatula.
7.Spoon mixture into prepared pan, smooth surface with spatula.
8.Arrange banana slices on top and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon powder.
9.Bake for 45 mins until skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. (Cover the top with foil if it start to get overly brown before the baking time is up.) Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes, unmold and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

If you prefer moist and dense banana cake, then this recipe may not be suitable too..