Yet this weekend I was left with lots of over ripe bananas. I usually don’t toss them and use it one way or the other. After some thought I decided to make Banana Cake using the base recipe found on Bawarchi. Bawarchi is now part of Sify and the recipe then moved here (Mango Cake). This is a very easy and versatile cake, does not require many ingredients and can be whipped up in a jiffy. The best part is this does not use any All Purpose Flour but uses Sooji/Semolina instead.
I have also made an Eggless Mango Cake before using the same recipe. The cake is soft and moist and the combination of mango pulp and cardamom is like a match made in heaven. The taste is more like Mango Suji Halwa/Mango Rava Kesari.
I am pretty sure this combination will work with other fruits as well. Deesha had mentioned that she tried making this with pineapple and was pleased with the outcome. TBC recently posted this cake using the Mango version.
As the author on Sify has suggested this cake can be cut like burfi (diamond shapes) and that helps in easy serving. Even though the original recipe does not call for nuts, chopped walnuts not only enhance the taste of this cake, but also add a good deal of crunch. This is an ideal tea time snack or as a light dessert after lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
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1 cup Banana mashed ( I used 3 medium over ripe bananas and ran it through the blender)
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1/4 cup Butter (melted)
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¼ cup oil
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1/2 cup Sugar
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1 teaspoon Baking powder
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½ tsp ground cardamom (elaichi)
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¼ cup chopped walnuts
Method:
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Note: There is no need to roast the rava/sooji.
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Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
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Mix the Sooji(Rava) with sugar, cardamom, walnuts and baking powder.
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Next add melted butter,oil and mix well. Finally add the mashed banana and mix again. Let this sit for 10 minutes.
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Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Be careful and keep a close watch after 25 minutes.
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Check with a fork to see if properly baked. If the knife comes out clean then remove immediately. If it is kept for a longer time, the cake becomes hard.
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Allow to cool completely and then cut and serve.
i adore the first pic. the flowers are so pretty! bread.. cake.. yummy either ways eh?
That looks delicious. I have made an eggless banana bread before but with APflour. This version seems much healthier with the addition of sooji. Will try it soon. After all left over ripe bananas are always lying around the house.
Sometimes I put the overripe bananas at the base of rose plants in my flower bed. They are supposed to be excellent food for roses.
Sooji for cakes that sounds new to me….the flower bg looks cool!
Wow this is really looking moist and lovely texture will surely try it .. Fantastic pictures dear.. This is a must recipe I have bookmarked it.
Lovely pics RC!
A healthy and yummy bread.
Nice recipe supriya..I too agree that walnuts gives it extra flavour and crunch..But I use them very cautiously as it is quite expensive here.
Thanks for the super simple recipe.Sounds so neat, and nice to know it works well with other fruits too.
Wow RC that so simple and easy to make! Good to know it works with other fruits as well!
The pics look just great. This is a really nice recipe.
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Never tried a cake with sooji.The banana walnut cake is the next on my list.Looks great Supriya.Pretty and inviting pics as always.
Semolina….nd cakes very new to me i will try nd review bac to u the flowers r pretty…:)
What an interesting cake..didn’t think you could add semolina to a cake, love the cute flower you’ve got on the platter!
Wow, this looks so healthy and delicious. Adding Semolina was something new to me. Looks great!
It was very good, RC. Should have packed it too, along with rawa idli, chutney, saboodana kichdi, rice, etc.
Mr. Upsi told me I should have packed a bottle of water too (since I packed everything else!)
It looks so soft and fluffy. And you say eggless. I got to try that one:) Loved all the pics
As soon as I saw the pic, your mango cake came to my mind and then I found you did the same thing:). Looks beautifully moist!
Cakebread without AP flour…thats surely a great stuff.
Wow, Banana bread with out eggs and AP Flour. U definately a magician. Bread looks soft and moist very tempting…thank u
Banana & nuts go together;-) No pun intended, unless applying to kids;-). I really the way you use semolina, i have never tried it & now i have to wait till i get my oven fixed (when??? )
The moment I saw the ‘Eggless Mango cake’ at TBC’s blog, I fell in love with it & is first on my to-do-list
. I am sure any fruity and nutty combo would go so well. I like first pic 
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Your bread looks great! I find it interesting that you did not use eggs
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We always have overripe bananas sitting in our pantry and I am always making banana nut bread to use them up
Nice to see your version, RC– it looks delicious.
Lovely clicks. Looks great
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Looks delicious! I have some rip bananas… have to try this
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This looks absolutely scrumptious!
This sounds great! I bet I would really love the mango or pineapple versions ( I am not really a banana person)!
So yummy…….. such a mouthwatering cake.
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Awesome combination of banana and walnut…..Cake looks very tempting and looks more refreshing with fresh flowers to enhance its beauty
I’m always game for anything banana!
After I tried your eggless Mango version, I also tried the same thing with just bananas .. It was awesome, Shall try adding walnuts next time
Looks yummy! havent ever made a cake with rava, even when its eggless, so this is a good recipe to have
Miri
Eggless cake with Banana and with Sooji..definitely a must try..:)
Absolutely amazing!!..made a small change..instead of 1 cup sooji, i used 1/2 cup sooji n 1/2 cup quick oats..the result?? heavenly..& eggless is perfect for me coz m allergic to it…thanx RC 4 a wonderful recipe..
Thank you so much for trying this and letting me know TT. Loved the idea of adding oats. I might try this myself
RC,I want to try this…how is the batter consistency very thick? And does the cake rise?
Sharmi, yes the batter is thick. More like a Rava Idli batter like consistency. After you place it in the oven to bake, the cake does rise, but will not puff up. Hope this helps. Let me know how this went.
Thanks RC. I made this but with lil moderation with dates, no sugar & butter added…instead added milk. Came out gud and super tasty but it didnt raise at all….it was as I kept in the oven….Am I missing something?
Sharmi, thanks for trying this. Since this is with Sooji it will not raise as much like AP flour cake. But should be soft and light, not moist.
Yes then perfect it was…the only thing I was skeptical was the raising part otherwise just luved the texture n taste! Will post it after I take a decent pic
You are a sweet, Sharmi!