Aug 12, 2016
Healthy Chunky Monkey Cake just happened!! A soft and springy, moist and delicious, 100% healthy and 110% addictive Peanut Butter Banana Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting.
And did I mention it’s healthy??
It appears I did, but it’s worth saying twice… because one bite and you’ll never believe it!
This hunky slice of heaven is sweetened with fresh, ripe bananas and organic stevia instead of white sugar, brown sugar or corn syrup. And, it’s made with peanut flour instead of bleached all purpose flour.
Seriously. No butter, no white sugar and no white flour.
This Healthy Chunky Monkey Cake is a win-win-win-win-WIN all around!
The cake is moist and packed with peanut butter and banana flavor… it’s like banana bread infused with peanut butter.
The frosting is thick, fudgy and sweet. Like the stuff out of the tub from the grocery store, but without all the sugar, hydrogenated oil and artificial ingredients.
Pair that peanut buttery banana cake with the fudgy chocolatey peanut butter frosting and you’ve got some serious decadence on your hands. And, um, I’m very serious when I say that. This is so good you will want to eat it with your hands… why waste time getting out the utensils?
Healthy Chunky Monkey Cake (Peanut Butter Banana Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting)
This Chunky Monkey Cake is soft, fluffy, moist and delicious, it tastes too good to be healthy!
Cake:
- 4 Medium Bananas (I used frozen and thawed super ripe bananas, which weighed 420g)
- ⅔ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- ½ tbs Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
- 5 Large Eggs
- 300g (2½ cups) Peanut Flour
- 96g (½ cup) Granulated Erythritol
- 1 tbs Double-Acting Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
Frosting:
- 1 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
- 150g (1¼ cups) Peanut Flour
- 20g (¼ cup) Unsweetened Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
For the Cake:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two 8″ cake pans with cooking spray and line with parchment circle liners.
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In a large blender (I used my Vitamix), add the frozen bananas. Let it thaw for about 30 minutes, then add the almond milk, vanilla extract and stevia extract. Blend until smooth.
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Add the eggs and blend again until smooth. Pour the mixture into a large bowl.
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In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the peanut flour, erythritol, baking powder and salt. Dump the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and whisk together. Scoop the batter into the prepared cake pans and bake for 40 minutes.
For the Frosting:
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In a stand mixer bowl with whisk attachment, add all of the ingredients and whip on medium speed until completely smooth. Frost the cake, then refrigerate for ~30 minutes to firm up. Serve and enjoy!
- 300g (2½ cups) Peanut Flour
- 96g (½ cup) Granulated Erythritol
- 1 tbs Double-Acting Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 310g (1⅓ cups) Mashed Bananas, ripe
- 123g (½ cup) Unsweetened Applesauce
- 5 Large Organic Eggs
- 85g (⅓ cup) Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar, salt or oil added)
- ⅓ cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1½ tsp Vanilla-Flavored Stevia Extract
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Chunky Monkey Cake (Peanut Butter Banana Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting)
Amount Per Serving (1 serving = 1/10th of cake (includes frosting)
Calories 260
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 105mg35%
Sodium 310mg13%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 200IU4%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 250mg25%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
As a comparison, here is the nutrition label for Bon Appetit’s Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting. Hold onto your pants people. The difference is shocking.
When I was making Bon Appetit’s nutrition label, I blurted out to everyone in the room, “GUYS. I’m making a nutrition label for this cake recipe I found online and it has over 12,000 calories!!”
Everyone was completely shocked and quite honestly, appalled. Whoever made that recipe wasn’t trying to spread the love, more like Type II Diabetes? I don’t think I could ever serve someone a single slice of cake with 1,200 calories, 75g of fat and 81g of sugar (nearly 7 tablespoons). I’d rather serve them a slice (or TWO) of my cake. They’ll be just as happy and just as satisfied eating my (secretly healthy) cake as the other cake. And I guarantee, they’ll feel a lot better about it too. It’s Healthy Chunky Monkey Cake without the healthy taste!
Well, would you look at the time. I believe it’s cake o’clock, so I’m gonna grab a slice of this cake right now. Peace out!
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– Jess
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