Vegan Banana Cake

5 from 56 votes

This vegan banana cake recipe is light, moist, and topped with homemade dairy free cream cheese frosting!

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana, cake

Servings: -12 slices

1 cup mashed banana (240g)
1 cup water (240g)
1/4 cup oil or peanut butter, or additional mashed banana (60g)
1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar (22g)
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract (15g)
2 cups spelt flour or all purpose flour (240g) (or try this Almond Flour Banana Bread)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup sugar or granulated sugar free substitute (65g)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
1/2 cup crushed walnuts or pecans or mini chocolate chips (optional)
1 cup dairy free frosting if desired (or use my recipe above)

1. To make the vegan banana cake, first preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit or 176° Celsius.
2. Grease or line two 8 inch pans (or one 9x13 inch pan) with parchment paper.
3. Whisk liquid ingredients, including banana, in a large bowl. Stir all remaining ingredients into the liquid until just evenly mixed.
4. Smooth the batter into the prepared baking pans.
5. Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out mostly clean.
6. Let cool, then go around the sides of the pan with a knife before inverting each cake onto a plate. Vegan frosting ideas are included above.
7. View Nutrition Facts

Also be sure to try this Vegan Chocolate Cake.