Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (Gluten Free).
A moist and delicious gluten free banana cake topped with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2 cups gluten free flour blend I used Namaste Perfect Flour Blend
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup organic canola oil or coconut oil, or melted butter
- ¾ cup organic cane sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese use vegan cream cheese if you need to be dairy free
- ¼ cup butter or vegan buttery spread
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix-ins:
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips optional
- ½ cup chopped nuts or sunflower seeds optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 inch square pan with oil.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the gluten free flour blend, baking soda, and sea salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the organic canola oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
- Add eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla extract, stirring until well blended. Mix in the dry ingredients and any nuts or chocolate chips if using.
- Pour batter into the baking pan and bake for approximately 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Let the cake cool fully, then make the cream cheese frosting.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually add the confectioners' sugar while continuing to mix.
- Spread cream cheese frosting over the cooled cake. Store cake in the refrigerator.
Notes
If you need to make this egg free, use ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce in place of the eggs.
Store leftover cake in the refrigerator. It should stay fresh for about 5 days.
You could also freeze this cake. Wrap the entire cake or individual slices in plastic wrap and then foil. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 2gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 2.6mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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