Healthy Banana Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting and Maca Chocolate Sauce

Finally a healthy banana cake recipe to satisfy your cravings! Banana. Peanut butter. And chocolate. Combined in a healthy yet mouth-watering drool-inducing cake. Serve with a peanut butter frosting and a raw maca chocolate sauce for a decadent treat! You surely won't regret it.

HEALTHY BANANA CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING AND MACA CHOCOLATE SAUCE [VEGAN]

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CAKE (WET INGREDIENTS):

• 1/2 cup soy milk
• 1 teaspoon organic apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 3 medium-size bananas
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed and 3 tablespoons warm water
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Canadian maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons canola oil

FOR THE CAKE (DRY INGREDIENTS):

• 2 cups wholegrain spelt flour (whole wheat works too)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon hemp seeds (optional)
• Raw cacao nibs, for sprinkling

FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING:

• 1 ripe banana
• 2 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter
• Powdered sugar (optional, will help make the frosting a little less sticky)

FOR THE MACA CHOCOLATE SAUCE:

• 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
• 1 teaspoon maca powder (optional, replace with more cacao if you don’t have maca)
• 1-2 teaspoons maple syrup, to taste
• Water, as needed

PREPARATION

TO MAKE THE CAKE:

1. Oil and flour an 8-inch round cake pan (I think a 9-inch would work too, yielding a slightly thinner cake). Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a small bowl, combine soy milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside and allow to curdle, this will be your “buttermilk.” In another small bowl, combine flaxseeds and water and set aside, this will be your “egg.”
3. In a medium bowl, mash bananas very well until they’re in an almost liquid state. Whisk in flax egg, vanilla extract, maple syrup and oil. Then add your vegan buttermilk and combine well.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Whisk in wet ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
5. Pour the batter into your pan and bake for 25 to 45 minutes. The cake is ready when a toothpick comes out clean. Once your cake is done, remove from the oven, let cool enough to handle and unmold. Let cool completely before icing.

TO MAKE THE FROSTING:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mash your banana very well with a fork until it’s an almost liquid state. Add in your peanut butter and mix very well. Add powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach desire consistency and sweetness. I must have added about 2 tablespoons. If you want to avoid sugar, you could omit completely, you’ll simply end up with a stickier and of course less sweet icing.
2. Once your frosting/icing is ready, simply pour it over your cake and spread evenly.

TO MAKE THE MACA CHOCOLATE SAUCE:

1. Whisk your cacao and maca together (if you don’t have maca, just use more cacao).

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