While I can't help with the baking of actual banana cakes, I can help with your 3D assets. Please try out the new version 1.2 that I just uploaded. It includes several bug fixes and enhances the overall baking performance. Feedback is always welcome!
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I tried with 1.2 didn't work either. However the logs in version 1.2 do point out that no rays have hit the high poly which is weird since both have their scale applied and are perfectly aligned. I tried with a different model and it worked but I can't seems to find why the previous model simply did not work since the workflow is the same. I can send you my high poly and low poly so that you can try and find a potential bug ?
Thank you for your time !