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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
  • 1/2 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 35-40 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. 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!