Fluffy Choc Banana Protein Cake
Recipe from @its_mandagram Kid-Approved Recipes 👩🏼🍳 · original post
Lighter than banana bread and less sugary than an ordinary cake. Eat a slice warm, then freeze the rest in single slices for lunchboxes.
Serves 12 45 minKid-friendly
VegetarianBakeFreezer friendlyLunchbox
Ingredients
- ripe bananas3 ea
- eggs2 ea
- self-raising flour — 1 ¼ cup190 g
- chocolate protein powder — 1 scoop30 g
- cacao powder — 2 tbsp16 g
- baking powder — ½ tsp2.3 g
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- milk — 2 tbsp; only if the batter is dry40 ml
- dark chocolate chips — to sprinkle60 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 170°C and line a square baking tin.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl.
- Push the banana to one side and whisk the eggs very well — this is what makes the cake light and fluffy.
- Add the self-raising flour, protein powder, cacao, baking powder and salt.
- Gently fold everything together without overmixing (overmixing turns a fluffy cake into a dense slice). Add a splash of milk if it looks too dry — riper, bigger bananas need less.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 190 g Gluten-free self-raising flour instead of self-raising flour
Gluten-free flour soaks up more liquid, so you will likely need the splash of milk; bake for the same 30 minutes and check with a skewer.
Dairy-free
- 30 g Chocolate pea protein powder instead of chocolate protein powder
- 40 ml Oat milk instead of milk
- 60 g Dairy-free dark chocolate chips instead of dark chocolate chips
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
WoolworthsBest choiceno items missing · $8.57 of food
$51.38
83% spare
Colesno items missing · $8.78 of food · $0.21 more
$53.08
83% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $13.91 of food
$37.57
63% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- chocolate protein powder
- baking powder
$0.71a serve
$0.71 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $8.57 of ingredients used for 12 serves.
$47.41 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $1.60 more for bigger packs, 86% spare for later
WoolworthsBest choice$8.57
no items missing
you'll pay $51.38 · 83% of it spare
Coles$8.78
no items missing · $0.21 more
you'll pay $53.08 · 83% of it spare
Aldi$13.91
missing 2 items
you'll pay $37.57 · 63% of it spare
Buy at Coles$26.78
salt
$0.04/10g
need 3 gColes Simply Iodised Table Salt 500 g$2.00closest match
Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
Buy at Aldi$13.73
cacao powder
$3.20/100g
need 16 gOh So Natural Foods Cacao Powder 250 g$7.99closest match
Aldi$3.20/100g$7.99·Woolworths$4.00/100g$10.00·Coles$8.00/100g$10.00
dark chocolate chips
$2.00/100g
need 60 gChoceur Dark Chocolate Baking Bits 200 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$2.00/100g$3.99·Woolworths$2.25/100g$4.50·Coles$3.75/100g$7.50
Buy at Woolworths$6.90
eggs
$3.75/100g
need 2 itemsThe Quail Company 12 Pack Farm Fresh Eggs 120g$4.50closest match
Woolworths$3.75/100g$4.50·Coles$1.03/100g$6.20·Aldi$0.82/100g$7.39
self-raising flour
$1.20/kg
need 190 gEssentials Woolworths Essentials Self Raising Flour 2 kg$2.40closest match
Woolworths$1.20/kg$2.40·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30·Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39