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Banana Marble Tea Cake
🥄 Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook: 10 min
🍽 Serves: 2 servings
A dreamy swirl of ripe banana and cocoa baked into one irresistible tea time cake.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
If you are looking for a cake that is as beautiful as it is delicious, this Banana Marble Tea Cake is going to steal your heart! The stunning swirls of chocolate and banana come together in every slice, making it the perfect centerpiece for your afternoon tea table.
Bananas are naturally rich in potassium, fiber, and natural sugars that give you sustained energy without the crash. This cake is a wholesome treat you can feel good about sharing with your family, knowing real ingredients are doing all the heavy lifting.
- ✅ Ripe bananas add natural sweetness and moisture, so every bite stays soft and tender for days
- ✅ Cocoa powder is packed with antioxidants and gives you that rich chocolate flavour without any artificial additives
- ✅ This cake uses real whole food ingredients with no protein powder, no artificial flavours, and no shortcuts
- ✅ It is a crowd-pleasing bake that looks stunning on any table and is surprisingly simple to put together even for beginner bakers
Ingredients You’ll Need
(Full measurements in the recipe card below)
Wet Ingredients
- • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature — base fat for tender crumb
- • 1 cup sugar — sweetens and adds moisture
- • 2 eggs, room temperature — binds and lifts the batter
- • 5 bananas, mashed — natural sweetness and moisture
- • 1 tsp vanilla or banana essence — deepens flavour
Dry Ingredients
- • 1 + 3/4 cup maida / flour — structure of the cake
- • 3/4 tsp baking soda — helps the cake rise
- • 1/4 tsp salt — balances sweetness
- • 3 tsp cocoa powder — creates the marble swirl
Substitutions
| Ingredient | Swap |
|---|---|
| maida | whole wheat flour for a healthier option |
| sugar | coconut sugar or jaggery powder |
| eggs | 2 flax eggs for an eggless version |
How to Make It — Step by Step
Cream Butter and Sugar
Beat room temperature butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Add Eggs and Banana
Mix in eggs one at a time, then fold in mashed bananas and vanilla essence until well combined.
Fold in Dry Ingredients
Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold gently until just combined. Do not over-mix.
Create the Marble
Divide batter into two portions. Mix cocoa powder into one portion. Alternate spoonfuls of both batters into a greased loaf tin, then swirl gently with a skewer.
Bake
Bake at 175 degrees C for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool before slicing.
Tips for the Best Result
The riper and more spotted your bananas are, the sweeter and more flavourful your cake will be, reducing the need for extra sugar.
Once you add the flour, fold gently until just combined. Overmixing develops gluten and will make your cake dense rather than soft and tender.
Drop spoonfuls of cocoa batter and plain batter alternately into the pan, then use a skewer to swirl in a figure-eight motion just two or three times for a beautiful marble pattern.
How to Store
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, replace each egg with 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed plus 3 tbsp water, rested for 5 minutes) for an eggless version.
Yes, whole wheat flour works well here and adds a slightly nuttier flavour, though the cake will be a little denser.
Insert a toothpick into the centre of the cake; if it comes out clean with no wet batter, your cake is ready.
Yes, if your bananas are very ripe and sweet you can reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup without affecting the texture significantly.
Nutrition Per Serving
| Nutrient | Per Serving (2 servings) |
|---|---|
| Calories | — |
| Protein | — |
| Carbohydrates | — |
| Fiber | — |
| Fat | — |
| Sugar | — |
Estimates only — values vary with exact brands used.
Ingredients
- → 1/2 cup unsalted room temperature butter
- → 1 cup sugar
- → 2 eggs at room temperature
- → 1+3/4 cup of maida / flour
- → 3/4 tsp baking soda
- → 1/4 tap salt
- → 5 bananas mashed
- → 1 tsp vanilla essence or banana essence
- → 3 tsp of coco powder
Instructions
- 1. Beat room temperature butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- 2. Mix in eggs one at a time, then fold in mashed bananas and vanilla essence until well combined.
- 3. Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold gently until just combined. Do not over-mix.
- 4. Divide batter into two portions. Mix cocoa powder into one portion. Alternate spoonfuls of both batters into a greased loaf tin, then swirl gently with a skewer.
- 5. Bake at 175 degrees C for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool before slicing.
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