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Island Banana Cake

Easy as an island breeze, this simple cake will wow you with flavor.

By Dana Villamagna

Is a trip to the tropics ever-so-slightly outside of your realistic budget right now? Take a taste-bud trip instead with this super-simple, totally satisfying cake. Manzanos, a type of small banana, can be found in pretty much any supermarket, so don’t be shy!

 

Makes one cake
What You Need:

For the cake:
  • 1/2 cup vegan margarine, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup ripe manzanos, mashed
  • 1/4 cup vegan sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon egg replacer diluted in 4 tablespoons warm water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the frosting:
  • 1/4 cup vegan margarine, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soymilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
What You Do:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 12-inch pan. In a large bowl or electric mixer, beat margarine and sugar until smooth.
  2. In another bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour into the sugar mixture and stir gently. Stir in manzanos, sour cream, prepared egg replacer mixture, and vanilla. Pour into pan and bake 25 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
  3. In a bowl or electric mixer, blend frosting ingredients until a thick, spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cake completely, and serve.
5 Comments

Posted: Jun 12 2009 07:40AM By Joanne

Oh my gosh! That looks and sounds delicious. Definitely worth a try.

Posted: Jun 13 2009 21:55PM By Lori

All these yummy recipes! I just want a vegan chef to make all these wonderful meals for me and my family :)

Posted: Jul 07 2009 09:01AM By ratadia

what is eggreplacer..can u send some recipies without egg

Posted: Jul 08 2009 19:01PM By gina

I don't have much luck with powdered egg replacer-to me it leaves an odd "off" taste. What else can I use in this recipe? Thanks!!

Posted: Jul 29 2009 19:39PM By Constance

Once the egg replacer is combined with the warm water, it should then be combined with the WET ingredients! I use flax meal in hot water to replace oil, and sometimes combine the flax meal with the powdered egg replacer, and THEN mix them with hot water. Hope this helps!

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