Banana Peel Cacao Cake
Fluffy, crumbly and cacao-y, this banana peel cacao cake makes the most use out of your produce by using banana peels
Equipment
- blender or food processor
- bowl
- Spatula
- Spoon
- Measuring cup
- Cake tin/baking dish
Ingredients
- 5 banana peels discard the top and tail and cut peel into pieces
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar I used palm sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil or melted butter or melted coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 ¾ cup flour I used 1 cup buckwheat flour and ¾ cup oatmeal flour
- 1 heaped tsp baking soda
- 1 ¼ tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees celcius convection setting (365F)
- Add the cut-up banana peels to the blender, together with the sugar, vanilla extract, vinegar, salt, eggs and vegetable oil. Blend to a very fine consistency
- Add in the rest of the ingredients to a bowl, stir to combine them. Add in the blended mixture and stir that together well
- Grease the baking dish with some butter, veg oil or coconut oil then pour the batter in
- Smooth the batter out and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes
- Put the cake on a baking rack to cool. Cut into pieces and eat as is or top with some butter, coconut oil or (homemade) nutellaEnjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 481kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 6gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 167mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 89IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg
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