Protein Banana Cake
Serves 810 mins prep22 mins cook
Easy and healthy Protein Banana Cake made with whole wheat flour and protein powder, and topped with a vanilla protein frosting and protein caramel! A moist and delicious cake filled with banana flavor, perfect for an afternoon snack or dessert.
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What you need
tsp baking soda
cup ripe banana
tsp butter
tbsp lemon juice
tbsp maple syrup
tbsp peanut butter
tbsp water
Instructions
0 Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 8” cake pan or baking dish with parchment paper. 1 In a bowl, whisk flour, vanilla and unflavored protein powders, peanut butter powder and baking soda. 2 In a large bowl, whisk together hot water, mashed banana, butter and lemon juice. 3 Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the cake dense. 5 Pour batter into pan, and bake for 22-25 minutes.Don’t let the batter sit out.A tester inserted into the center should come out clean and center of cake springy to touch. 8 Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Frosting: 10 Let cool completely first. 11 In a small bowl combine yogurt and protein powder and optional stevia sweetener. Stir until uniform. 12 Spread frosting over cake. Caramel: 14 In a bowl, combine protein powder, peanut butter powder, peanut butter, maple syrup and water (little at a time). Mix until smooth. 15 Spread over frosting and top with sliced bananas.View original recipe