Protein-filled Banana Nut Cake

This is a decadent, but healthy cake that is full of good flavor and has a thick doughy texture.

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Ingredients:

250 grams cottage cheese
1 egg
4 scoops protein powder (I like Muscle Gauge brand, it works really well in baking)
60 grams oats
1 ripe banana
1/4 cup walnut pieces
1 tsp baking powder
dash of cinnamon
dash of vanilla extract
additional sweetener, if desired

Using an immersion (stick) blender, I blended together everything except the walnuts. Stir in your walnuts at the end before placing a greased baking dish and baking at 250 degrees for around 20-25 minutes.

I got 5 good-sized pieces out of this, each delicious one very roughly around 200 cals each and wonderfully protein packed.

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19 Responses to “Protein-filled Banana Nut Cake”

Kat March 3, 2011 at 6:45 pm #

YUM!! Looks and sounds amazing!

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Jenny March 3, 2011 at 7:36 pm #

I usually make protein brownies with my powder but I love this idea

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movesnmunchies March 3, 2011 at 7:38 pm #

Heck to the yeah!! major NOM

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Angie @ The Fitness Apple March 3, 2011 at 9:58 pm #

love this! I need to use the big container of cottage cheese I have for something!

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janetha March 3, 2011 at 10:15 pm #

right up my alley! thanks!

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Kayla March 3, 2011 at 10:20 pm #

Ooh, this looks so tasty!!

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Jess March 4, 2011 at 2:57 am #

Defff makin’ this sometime!!

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katshealthcorner March 4, 2011 at 7:58 pm #

YAY for low sugar!

I can’t believe how delicious this looks! Do you think I could use Tofu in place of the Cottage Cheese?

xoxo
Kathleen

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- Sweet Cheeks March 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm #
  
  I think that would definitely work!
  
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paoang March 5, 2011 at 2:06 am #

Ohhh my this looks so great. AWESOME idea to use cottage cheese btw, I can’t wait to try this out for myself!!! XD

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sophia March 5, 2011 at 2:31 am #

Don’t you love immersion blenders? I bought mine last year and wonder why I waited till now. My friend always stocks up on protein powders and cottage cheese…I’m gonna have to send this recipe to her!

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- Sweet Cheeks March 5, 2011 at 4:46 pm #
  
  Yes i love it!! It makes things so easy, especially when I don’t want to whip out my huge regular blender AND clean it!
  
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fashionfitnessfoodie March 5, 2011 at 12:56 pm #

Yum Yum! I love doughy breads…It makes me feel like I’m eating cake!

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julie March 5, 2011 at 10:49 pm #

i bet the walnuts take the flavor of this bread out of the WORLD! definitely bookmarking this baby! thanks girlfraaaand

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Katie March 10, 2011 at 4:45 pm #

Made this…but it turned out really glossy looking and not as cake-like as yours looks. I used a different protein though. My muscle gauge should be here tomorrow though!

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- Sweet Cheeks March 10, 2011 at 9:02 pm #
  
  Ah man! it could very possibly be because of your protein powder. Hopefully you’ll like it with the muscle gauge. That’s my favorite one to use for baking!
  
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Liza July 10, 2011 at 6:13 pm #

Looks awesome! Do you think I could omit the protein powder completely? Or maybe add like, a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder?

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- Sweet Cheeks July 10, 2011 at 8:02 pm #
  
  Hmmm, you could definitely try it. The texture would probably come out pretty doughy, but that could be a good thing! However I might recommend replacing at least some of the protein powder with some other sort of dry ingredient…cocoa powder, or a whole grain flour for example. let me know if you try it!
  
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