🇲🇭 Marshallese Cuisine

Binana Keik

Banana Coconut Cake

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 320 kcal

A moist, dense cake made with ripe Marshallese bananas and freshly grated coconut, baked until golden with a caramelized coconut top.

Ingredients

1 Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a baking pan with coconut oil.
2 Mash bananas in a large bowl until smooth.
3 Mix in eggs, coconut oil, coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla.
4 Fold in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
5 Stir in half the grated coconut. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
6 Top with remaining grated coconut and bake 35-40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.

Did You Know?

Over 20 varieties of banana grow in the Marshall Islands, many with unique flavors not found in commercial Western varieties.