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Hopefully you get that Eminem music reference and if not, let’s simply transfer alongside to this DAMN GOOD PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CAKE. And shock: this straightforward banana cake is gluten free, grain free and simply dairy free too. It’s a bit more healthy than most desserts, making it good for kiddo’s birthdays, or simply anytime you desire a DAMN GOOD cake.
I created this recipe nearly 5 years in the past on a whim and shared it as one in all my annual Valentine’s Day cake recipes. Since then, I’ve already made it numerous instances with numerous frostings (cream cheese, chocolate, vanilla and pb); however I discovered that pairing the peanut butter banana cake with peanut butter frosting was the clear winner. You realize what they are saying: double the peanut butter, double the love.
Jk, that’s solely me. ANYWAY, this cake is so good that I needed to make it for the season finale of Good Temper Meals. Watch it right here or scroll beneath to see it!
Components on this gluten free peanut butter banana cake recipe
- Almond flour: I like to recommend utilizing a high quality blanched almond flour. Be sure to pack the almond flour such as you would with brown sugar!
- Coconut flour: this can be a nice gluten free flour to assist take in moisture in recipes and likewise add fiber and vitamin. No have to pack the coconut flour.
- Vanilla: a necessary in baking.
- Eggs: this peanut butter banana cake recipe requires 4 eggs to assist create a fluffy consistency and texture. To make this cake vegan you could possibly attempt utilizing 4 flax eggs (4 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 12 tablespoons water), however please know that I haven’t examined a vegan verison.
- Bananas: you’ll get main scrumptious, moist banana bread vibes however in cake kind (omg sure). Ensure that your bananas are ripe to supply quantity of all-natural sweetness.
- Pure maple syrup: I like love baking with pure maple syrup for a contact of sweetness and moisture in baking.
- Peanut butter: as a result of it’s a peanut butter cake, in fact! You should definitely use an all pure creamy peanut butter that has simply peanuts + salt. I like this model for something/the whole lot however Dealer Joe’s and Entire Meals each promote superior peanut butters with simply peanuts + salt because the substances. You’ll use peanut butter in each the cake batter and the fluffy peanut butter frosting.
- Mini chocolate chips: the whole lot’s higher with a bit chocolate, proper? You’ll add some mini chocolate chips on to the cake batter, however be happy to jazz it up with some on the highest & sides after you frost. Be happy to make use of dairy free mini chocolate chips like these should you’d like.
- Butter: together with the creamy peanut butter, the frosting requires butter to create an extremely scrumptious peanut butter buttercream. Be happy to make use of a vegan buttery stick, too.
- Powdered sugar: provides the proper quantity of sweetness to the frosting. You too can attempt my paleo powdered sugar recipe!
Can I take advantage of totally different flour?
Sadly, no, I can’t suggest a flour substitute on this cake recipe as it should come out a lot in a different way. Please persist with the almond flour and coconut flour.
Dairy free and vegan swaps
- To make dairy free: merely use vegan butter within the frosting (comparable to Earth Steadiness) and dairy free chocolate chips (comparable to Get pleasure from Life).
- To make vegan: I haven’t tried making this cake vegan, however you could possibly attempt changing the eggs with flax eggs. Learn to make flax eggs right here, and let me know if the feedback should you give it a shot! Then you should definitely make the above dairy free swaps as nicely.
Let’s speak in regards to the fluffy peanut butter frosting
Guys. This peanut butter frosting is fluffy, completely candy and barely addicting. To make it you’ll want simply:
- Softened butter (or a vegan buttery stick)
- Powdered sugar
- Pure, creamy peanut butter
- Vanilla
- Just a few splashes of almond milk to make it further creamy
Whip it up and unfold it on to take this banana cake to the NEXT LEVEL. I re-tested it a few instances to make it good, and let’s simply say Abra and I have been straight dipping apples in it the second time round. If in case you have further frosting I’d suggest utilizing it as a dip on your favourite fruit, pretzels, graham crackers or perhaps a cookie recipe!
Ideas for making this grain free peanut butter banana cake
- Use the correct instruments. You want just a few important kitchen instruments for this recipe together with: 6 inch cake pans (or you should use two 8-inch pans), parchment paper, an offset spatula for the frosting, set of mixing bowls and a cake stand.
- Use ripe bananas. Make certain you select bananas with just a few brown spots. This helps receive the proper cake texture, sweetness and consistency.
- Cool earlier than frosting. Please you should definitely observe the instructions as written, and wait till the cake layers are utterly cool earlier than frosting them. After they’re frosted, I like to recommend storing this gluten free peanut butter banana cake within the fridge for optimum freshness.
- Do a crumb coat. Frost the layers as you usually would, coat the surface of the cake with a really skinny layer of frosting, after which place the cake within the fridge for 10-Quarter-hour earlier than you end frosting. That is in order that the crumbs keep on with this layer of frosting and never your most important layer.
Find out how to retailer this straightforward peanut butter banana cake
Among the best components about this straightforward banana cake recipe is that you may make it 1-2 days forward of time. I prefer to make the desserts forward of time and preserve them within the fridge for simple assemble, however you may as well retailer it after you’ve frosted the cake too.
- To retailer: be happy to depart the fully-frosting peanut butter banana cake on the countertop wrapped in tinfoil for in the future. After that, switch the cake to the fridge for as much as 5 days.
- To freeze: you may really freeze this peanut butter banana cake both frosted or unfrosted for as much as 2 months! While you’re able to serve it, merely thaw it within the fridge in a single day after which let the cake come to room temperature earlier than serving.
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Rattling Good Peanut Butter Banana Cake (gluten free, grain free)
Rattling good grain free peanut butter banana cake full of mini chocolate chips and topped with a luscious peanut butter frosting. This unimaginable gluten free peanut butter banana cake recipe is simple to make and excellent for Valentine’s Day, birthdays and particular events!
Components
- Moist substances
- 3 very overripe medium bananas, mashed (1 ¼ cup mashed overripe banana)
- 4 giant eggs, at room temperature
- ¾ cup (234g) pure maple syrup
- ¾ cup (192g) pure creamy peanut butter (solely peanuts & salt as substances)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Dry substances
- 2 cups (224g) packed tremendous high quality blanched almond flour (I take advantage of Bob’s Pink Mill)
- ½ cup (56g) coconut flour (don’t pack)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (180g) mini chocolate chips, dairy free if desired
- For the frosting:
- ½ cup (113g) butter, at room temperature (or sub vegan butter)
- ½ cup (128g) pure creamy peanut butter (simply peanuts + salt)
- 2 cups (226g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or milk of selection), to make the frosting creamy
- To garnish the cake:
- Mini chocolate chips across the edges of the cake
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Line the underside of three 6-inch spherical cake pans or two 8-inch spherical cake pans with parchment paper rounds. Spray parchment paper and sides of pan with nonstick cooking spray. YOU SHOULD USE PARCHMENT PAPER or the cake is prone to stick. Please don’t forget.
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In a big bowl, whisk collectively mashed bananas, eggs, pure maple syrup, peanut butter and vanilla extract till clean.
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In a big bowl, whisk the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda and salt collectively. Put aside. Add dry substances to moist substances and blend with a wood spoon till nicely mixed. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
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Divide batter evenly between pans and unfold out with a spatula to clean the tops. Bake for 20-Half-hour if utilizing two 8-inch pans and 25-35 minutes for 3 6-inch pans. Truffles are performed when a tester comes out clear or with just some crumbs hooked up. Enable cake to chill utterly earlier than frosting or eradicating from the pans. The cake ought to be room temperature or chilly whenever you frost it. This is essential. Truffles may be made a day forward and saved within the fridge should you’d like.
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Make your frosting: Within the bowl of an electrical mixer, add the softened butter and peanut butter and whip on excessive till gentle and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and a couple of tablespoons almond milk. Beat sluggish at first, then enhance pace to excessive and beat for about two minutes. Frosting ought to be good and creamy, if you would like it further creamy, add one other tablespoon of almond milk and beat once more.
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Now it’s time to frost the cake: place about 1-2 tablespoons down onto the cake stand and unfold out. Invert 1 cake onto the cake stand, add about ½ heaping cup frosting between every layer, repeat with every cake, then frost the highest and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. For those who’d like, you are able to do a crumb coat for the frosting first (to keep away from crumbs within the frosting) by doing the next: Frost the layers as you usually would after which coat the surface of the cake with a really skinny layer of frosting and place in fridge for 10-Quarter-hour earlier than you end frosting. That is in order that the crumbs keep on with this layer of frosting and never your most important layer.
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Cake will keep good for 5-7 days within the fridge, and ought to be lined to make sure freshness. Serves 16.
Recipe Notes
To make vegan: I have not tried making this cake vegan, however if you wish to attempt you should use 4 flax eggs (4 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 12 tablespoons water).
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
