Chocolate Banana Cake without oven and with only 2 ingredients! Super delicious chocolate cake without baking, egg, oil, flour, gelatine or cream.
This no-bake chocolate cake is so easy and simple to make at home with just only 2 ingredients, chocolate and banana. This cake only takes 10 minutes to prepare. The flavour of this dessert is delightful, and the texture is rich, smooth and creamy like chocolate mousse.
My family loves this Chocolate Banana Cake so much, so I am making it all year around. Surprise your guests and family with this simple and tasty no-bake chocolate cake with only 2 ingredients!
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- Why You'll Love This Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe
- 🧾Ingredients Needed & Substitutions
- 📖Variations of Chocolate Banana Cake
- 👩🏻🍳How to Make 2 Ingredients Chocolate Banana Cake
- 🔪Kitchen Tools Required
- ❄️How to Store, Freeze, Defrost and Serve
- 💭Tips for Making Chocolate Banana Cake
- ❓Frequently Asked Questions about How to Make Chocolate Banana Cake
- 🍰More Cake Recipes!
- 🎥Video
- 📖 Recipe
- 💬 Comments
Why You'll Love This Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe
There is nothing better than homemade in 10 minutes, rich, creamy and chocolatey cake all year round! It is just better than too many chocolate cakes from the shop!
There are so many reasons to love this amazing No-Bake Chocolate Banana Cake recipe:
- Uses Simple Ingredients: All the ingredients are easy to find in the supermarket.
- Only Two Ingredients: Chocolate and bananas.
- Quick, Simple and Easy to Make: In a few simple steps, you will have the chocolate cake done.
- No Oven or No-Bake: Doesn't require any oven to make this wonderful, rich, smooth and creamy Chocolate Banana Cake.
- 10 Minutes Cake: Pureeing bananas and mix with melted chocolate into cake.
- Creamy and Light: The combination of bananas and chocolate gives a creamy and silky texture without feeling too heavy on the palate.
- Incredible Flavour: It tastes as good as chocolate cake from the shop.
- No Egg, No Cream, No Milk and No Sugar: Ideal for gluten-free, dairy-free, fat-free, egg-free, raw, paleo and vegan diets.
- Healthy Cake: Made with healthy ingredients and without sugar.
- Make in Advance: Make the cake 1 or 2 days ahead of time. Keep it in the fridge until ready to serve and eat.
- Don't Throw Overripe Bananas: Cut and pure the banana for this incredibly easy 5-minute Chocolate Banana Cake.
- Perfect Dessert or Treat: For all year round.
- Suitable for Any Occasion: Holidays, brunch, lunch, dinner, etc.
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🧾Ingredients Needed & Substitutions
The ingredients for this Chocolate Banana Cake recipe are simple. Here is a list of everything you need:
- Bananas: For sweetness, give a wonderfully creamy, soft, smooth, velvety and silky texture to the cake. Better to use ripe or overripe bananas.
- Dark Chocolate: Gives the cake a rich and dense chocolatey base and also helps to stabilize and thicken the cake. You can substitute dark chocolate for milk chocolate.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
📖Variations of Chocolate Banana Cake
Chocolate Banana Cake is an amazing, wonderful and delicious treat but you can easily make a range of flavours by adding in other ingredients.
Here are a few ideas for a Chocolate Banana Cake variation:
- Add Spices: For extra flavour, you can add different spices like cardamon, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, mint, etc.
- Add Topping: For texture and flavour, you can add fresh fruit, dried fruit, granola, nuts, biscuits, caramel, marshmallows, etc.
- Add Instant Coffee Powder: For extra flavour, add 1.5 teaspoon of instant coffee powder.
- Add Chocolate Chip: Add 50 g chocolate chips.
- Add Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the overall flavour, making the chocolate taste even more pronounced.
Get creative and make a Chocolate cake variation by adding and experimenting with different berries, fruits, nuts, flavours, whatever you like. Get it your own twist!
👩🏻🍳How to Make 2 Ingredients Chocolate Banana Cake
This step by step instructions and photos will help you to visualize how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for a printable version of this recipe.
How to Make the Cake:
1: Peel ripe bananas, and slice them into a few pieces.
2: Place ripe banana slices into a high-speed food processor or blender.
3: Blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth.
4: Place in a large bowl.
5: Cut the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl.
6: Bring a saucepan with a few cm of water to a simmer. Set the bowl over the simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl.
7: Melt the chocolate.
8: Pour the melted chocolate over the blended bananas and carefully fold the chocolate into the bananas.
9: Place the mixture into a 15 cm removable mold and refrigerate for 8 hours.
10: Remove the cake mold.
🔪Kitchen Tools Required
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Here is a list of kitchen utensils for making this Chocolate Banana Cake.
- Wooden cutting board.
- Knife.
- Hand mixer.
- Big bowl.
- Small saucepan.
- Silicone spatula
- Cake tin.
❄️How to Store, Freeze, Defrost and Serve
Chocolate Banana Cake is better to eat after refrigerating for 8 hours and setting. If you have leftover shortcakes:
Storing: Store the cake in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days.
Freezing: Freeze the cake in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
Defrosting: Leave the cake at room temperature for a few hours.
Serving: Let set the cake for around 8 hours in the fridge, then cut it and serve it on a plate.
💭Tips for Making Chocolate Banana Cake
Here are some tips to help you make the best Chocolate Banana Cake:
Good Quality Chocolate: The key to the wonderful and rich chocolate cake.
Use a Food Processor or Blender: A food processor or blender works well for pouring the bananas. Just make sure your food processor or blender has enough power to process the bananas. The bananas are getting creamy and soft.
Use Ripe or Overripe Bananas: Let the bananas ripen before peeling, cutting and pouring. So you can make this tasty banana cake whenever you have ripe bananas.
Don't Use Green Bananas: Green bananas don't work well.
Use a 15 cm Removable Mold: For easier removal and a nice side cake. You can choose any side, if you like tall cake use a small cake mold of around 12 cm, if you prefer less tall, use a big cake mold of around 18 cm.
Following these tips, you can make a delicious and amazing Chocolate Banana Cake. Your family and friends will love it!
❓Frequently Asked Questions about How to Make Chocolate Banana Cake
Here are some commonly asked questions about making homemade Chocolate Banana Cake:
Yes. Chocolate Banana Cake is without sugar, oil, flour or egg and it is lower in fat and calories than regular chocolate cake.
You will need to refrigerate the cake for at least 8 hours.
The banana puree and melted chocolate give a rich and creamy texture to the cake.
For the best chocolate cake, use the best chocolate bar you can find in the shop.
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🎥Video
This video will show you the details and step-by-step instructions for making this fantastic 2 ingredients Chocolate Banana Cake!
📖 Recipe
Chocolate Banana Cake Without Oven
INGREDIENTS
- 3 bananas
- 200 g dark chocolate
INSTRUCTIONS
How to Make the Cake
- Peel ripe bananas, and slice them into a few pieces.
- Place ripe banana slices into a high-speed food processor or blender.
- Blend on high for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth.
- Place in a large bowl.
- Cut the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl.
- Bring a saucepan with a few cm of water to a simmer. Set the bowl over the simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl.
- Melt the chocolate.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the blended bananas and carefully fold the chocolate into the bananas.
- Place the mixture into a 15 cm removable mold and refrigerate for 8 hours.
- Remove the cake mold.
John
Super easy and looks delicious
Carl
Do you taste any of the banana?
Estefania
Hi Carl, yes you will be able to taste the banana too, however, as you can imagine chocolate flavor is more dominant in this cake.