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Banana cake, a popular Brazilian dessert made with bananas.

Bolo de banana, Brazilian banana cake

Desserts

The Brazilian banana cake: a moist, buttery cake made with mashed bananas and vanilla, baked for 40 minutes in a loaf pan.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, Marcos Antônio Nunes de Moura and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Brazil, banana cake is the quintessential afternoon treat. This version is made in a mixer: the butter is creamed with the sugar, then the eggs, mashed bananas, flour, and vanilla are added.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.22 $0.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.06
  • $0.16
  • $0.80
  • $0.54
  • $0.59
  • $0.34
  • $0.04
  • $0.69

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Grease and flour a loaf pan. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix the flour with the yeast, and mash the bananas with a fork. ≈ 4 min
  4. To the baker: mix the butter and sugar together until you have a smooth, creamy mixture. ≈ 3 min
  5. Without stopping the mixing, add the eggs one at a time, then the bananas, the flour with the yeast, and the vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  6. Pour, the dough into the mold and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
  7. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick; it should come out clean. ≈ 3 min
  8. Allow to cool before serving.

The bill

Bolo de banana, Brazilian banana cake

  • 115 g of unsalted butter at room temperature$1.06
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 2 banana-flavored blackberries$0.54
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract$0.59
  • 210 g of flour$0.34
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • butter and flour for the mold$0.69

Total$4.22

that's $0.53 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 115 g of unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 banana-flavored blackberries
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 210 g of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • butter and flour for the mold

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