Cake is a form of sweet food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custard and pies.
Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some are rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur of cooks may bake a cake.
Important Note: A cake can fail to bake properly, which is called “falling”. In a cake that “falls”, parts may sink or flatten, because it was baked at a temperature that is too low or too hot,when it has been underbaked and when placed in an oven that is too hot at the beginning of the baking process. The use of excessive amounts of sugar, flour, fat or leavening can also cause a cake to fall. A cake can also fall when subjected to cool air that enters an oven when the oven door is opened during the cooking process.
Most cakes rely on eggs to create that fluffy, cloud-like texture. The good news is that you can replicate the same spongy texture without the use of eggs. Eggs can be replaced with mashed bananas, applesauce, vinegar with baking soda, yogurt and silken tofu, depending on the recipe. Eggless cakes can be tricky, but they don’t always have to be fussy or complicated. Eggless cakes like banana cake, truffle cake or even a decadent, eggless cholcolate , are a treat to taste buds as much as the one’s with egg.
Banana cake is a cake prepared using banana as a primary ingredient and typical cake ingredients. It can be prepared in various manners, such as a layer cake, as muffins and as cupcakes.The bananas can be mashed or pureed using a food processor or electric mixer and mixed into the cake batter.
The recipe below uses whole wheat flour and over riped bananas. The recipe is adapted by @VEGRECIPESOFINDIA.
Ingredients:
300 grams over riped bananas
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
a pinch of salt
1/2cup powdered sugar
2/3 cup Olive oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
10 walnuts, chopped or any dry fruits of your choice (optional). Walnut goes best with bananas.
Method:
Add bananas to a bowl and mash them with a fork. You can also use a blender to mash the bananas.
Add sugar, oil and vanilla essence to bananas.
Stir very well so that the oil mixes with the banana puree and the sugar dissolves.
Sieve whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt directly in the bowl. You can also sieve these separately and then add them to the wet ingredients.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients very well.
Add the chopped walnuts (or any other dry fruit) and fold again. Chocolate chips can also be added.
Pour the batter in a greased or lined loaf pan.
Preheat your oven at 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F. If using a regular oven, heat both the top and bottom elements. Bake at 180 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Depending on the temperature in your oven and the size of your pan, The cake might take less or more time than mentioned here. The temperature varies from oven to oven. To check the doneness, the skewer should come out clean when poked.
Happy Baking!!!
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