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Salted Caramel Banana Cake (Gluten Free)

This easy, gluten free banana cake recipe couldn’t be more delicious! Imagine if banana bread and vanilla cake had a baby….that’s exactly what this delightful banana cake tastes like. Yum!
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Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Yield12 servings

INGREDIENTS

Cake
  • 2 1/2 c almond flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 c coconut oil (melted)
  • 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 1/4 c maple syrup*
  • 1/4 c honey
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 12 oz cream cheese (room temperature*)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp - 1/4 c maple syrup (to taste)
Salted Caramel Sauce
  • 1/2 c almond butter*
  • 1/4 c maple syrup
  • 1/4 c coconut oil (melted)
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8" or 9" baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate medium bowl, mix together the coconut oil, bananas, eggs, honey, maple syrup, and vanilla.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring it together until it forms a batter. The batter will be thick.
  • Pour the cake batter into the baking pan, smoothing the top so it's flat.
  • Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until the cake is lightly browned and the center is firm to the touch.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely on a rack.
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese, vanilla, and maple syrup until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. You may want to start with the lesser amount of maple syrup, and add more to your desired sweetness.
  • Spread the cream cheese frosting on top of the cooled banana cake.
Salted Caramel Sauce
  • Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth.
  • Drizzle the sauce on top of the cake, and serve.

Notes

  • You could certainly use only maple syrup or only honey to sweeten this cake, but I like the unique flavors that come from using both.
  • Feel free to use a non-dairy cream cheese to keep this recipe dairy-free.
  • Almond butter or cashew butter are great choices for the base of the caramel sauce because of their neutral flavor, but you can use any nut butter you'd like!