Dessert for 12
Banana Cake with butter
$3.94for 455 minServes 12
This moist banana cake bakes in a square pan and gets a quick chocolate glaze after cooling.
Photo: foodfaithfitness.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.85 lb | $0.52Typical price |
 | Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.42Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
 | Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Almond, soy or oat milk$0.05/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.11Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $11.82 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.99 per serving$3.94 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch square pan with cooking oil.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then mix in the sugar, applesauce, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla.
- Stir the dry mixture into the banana mixture until no dry streaks remain.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes, then whisk the powdered sugar, cocoa, almond milk, and vanilla and spread the glaze over it.
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