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Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, Paleo)

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Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, Paleo)

This healthy banana nut cake, with its deliciously rich chocolate frosting, is a decadent and indulgent dessert made with wholesome ingredients and perfect for those who are on a gluten free. dairy free or grain free diet.

Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, V, Paleo)

I topped this healthy banana nut cake with shaved dark chocolate, shredded coconut and hazelnuts, but you are welcome to use your favorite nuts or fresh diced fruit as well. A drizzle of melted chocolate makes it even more indulgent, and – again – you can drizzle almond or peanut butter of you prefer.

Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, V, Paleo)

As this healthy banana nut cake is pretty low in fat, it’s better to enjoy it within the first two days after baking so it’s still moist and spongy. Make sure to store it in the refrigerator covered with a cake lid, as the frosting is made with coconut milk and fresh banana.

Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, V, Paleo)

What you need to make this Healthy Banana Nut Cake:

The ingredients to make this Healthy Banana Nut Cake are really simple:

  • Almond Flour (you can either buy it or make your own by grinding almonds in a high speed blender or food processor. If you decide to do so, make sure you only let it process for a few seconds as you don’t want them to turn into almond butter 🙂
  • Cassava Flour (one of the most popular grain free flours – you find a full list of grain free flours here. If you can eat gluten free grains, you can replace this with rice flour.
  • Coconut or Date Sugar (you can replace it with erythritol if you want a completely sugar free version)
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil (what else would you expect from an Italian?!
  • Eggs (they really help keeping the texture spongy and moist)
Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, V, Paleo)

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Healthy Banana Nut Cake with Chocolate Frosting (GF, DF, Paleo)

This healthy banana nut cake is gluten free, grain free and dairy free and it features a deliciously creamy frosting that makes it rich and delicious!
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Hand Mixer
  • High Speed Blender
  • Silicon spatula or cake leveler
  • Parchment Paper
  • 7" (18 cm) Baking Pan (measurements for a 9” pan are in the notes at the bottom of this recipe card.)
  • A digital scale is preferred to cup measurers

Ingredients

For the Cake:

For the Frosting:

For the Toppings:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180 C.
  • In a large bowl, mash the banana and mix in the nut butter.
  • Add in the eggs and coconut milk and mix with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
  • Add in the flour, sugar and spices, mix again, and lastly add in the apple cider vinegar and baking powder.
  • Pour the batter in a circular cake pan (mine had a 7” diameter) and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, depending on your oven.
  • Turn off the oven, open the oven door only a tiny bit and leave the cake in for 10 more minutes.
  • While the cake bakes, prepare the frosting by blending all ingredients in a high-speed blender until creamy. Store the frosting in the fridge to thickens while the cake bakes.
  • When the cake is cold, cover it with the frosting helping yourself with a silicon spatula and place the chocolate spiderwebs on top.
  • Lastly, 3/4 of the dark chocolate (shave the rest and use it to decorate the cake) and drizzle it over the frosted cake.
  • Decorate with the toppings like you see in the photos and serve!

Notes

Adjustments for the 9" pan:
240 gr (8.4 oz) Mashed Banana - 60 gr (2.1 oz) Almond Butter - 1 1/2 tbsp Coconut Milk - 4 Eggs - 1/2 cup + 1/2 tbsp Cassava Flour - 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp Almond Flour - 1 1/2 tbsp Honey or Coconut Sugar - 1/4 tsp Ginger Powder + Cinnamon + Nutmeg (or Pumpkin Spice) - 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar - 2 tsp Baking Powder
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: banana cake, dairy free cake, gluten free cake, grain free cake
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Born and raised in Italy, Ambra visited over 20 countries and now she divides her time in between Italy and the US, where her husband is from and where she moved in 2011 work as university professor of Italian Literature. She writes about food, travel and things that inspire her! more about ambra

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2 Comments

  • Anj September 26, 2022 12:33 am

    Could coconut butter be subbed for the nut butter, to make it AIP compliant?

    • ambra September 26, 2022 2:37 pm

      Hey Anj, swapping the nut butter wouldn’t make it AIP compliant because it contains eggs…. So unfortunately this recipe will not work for you id you are on the AIP. But I do have lots of great AIP dessert recipes here: https://www.littlebitesofbeauty.com/recipes/ You can filter by “food type” (dessert) and “diet” (AIP) in the search tool at the top of the page.
      Hope this helps,
      Ambra

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