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Banana Cake

  • Writer: Ashley Cruz
    Ashley Cruz
  • May 1, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 20, 2022

Ingredients: Cake:

  • 2 1/4 cups blanched almond flour

  • 1/4 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot flour

  • 1/2 cup compliant brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 cup bananas mashed

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee melted

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

  • 13.5 ounces canned coconut milk chilled

  • 1 tablespoon sugar-free maple syrup or pure maple syrup

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Utensils:

  • 9 x 9 inch baking pan

  • parchment paper

  • large mixing bowl

  • whisk

  • stand mixer and whisk attachment

  • mixing spatula


Instructions:

  1. prepare ingredients

Cake:

  1. preheat the oven to 350°F

  2. grease and line a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper

  3. get a large mixing bowl and add 2 1/4 cups of almond flour

  4. add 1/4 cup of tapioca flour to the bowl

  5. add 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the bowl

  6. add 1 tsp of baking soda to the bowl

  7. add 1 tsp of cinnamon to the bowl and whisk together to combine

  8. add 3 eggs to the bowl and mix together

  9. add 1 cup of mashed banana and mix together again until combined

  10. pour batter into the prepared baking pan and place in the oven at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

  11. remove cake from the oven and allow it to completely cool before applying frosting

Frosting:

  1. add the hardened part of the coconut milk to the bowl of a stand mixer

  2. add 1 tbsp of syrup to the mixer

  3. add 1 tsp of vanilla extract to the mixer and mix on high for 1-2 minutes or until the frosting is thick

  4. once the cake has cooled, spread the frosting all over the top


Store extra cake in an airtight container in the fridge.




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