Banana Bread Cake {Gluten-Free Option}

Ingredients

Banana Bread Cake Batter:
• 2 cups Bob's Red Mill 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour, or the same amount all-purpose flour or cake flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, preferably aluminum free
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, preferably Saigon cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, large, I used farm fresh eggs
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup wildflower honey
• 3 mashed medium ripe bananas
Vegan Coconut Frosting:
• 2 13-14 oz cans full fat coconut milk (I like Thai Kitchen brand), chilled for 24 hours
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or substitute 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar

Instructions

To Make Vegan Coconut Frosting:
1. Open 2 cans of coconut milk, spoon out the solid milk cream on the top, into a large mixing bowl. You can either save the clear coconut water for a smoothie or other recipe, or discard.
2. In the large mixing bowl, add vanilla and maple syrup, and using a hand held electric mixer, mix the ingredients until fully blended and smooth.
To Make Make the Banana Bread Cake:
3. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease both 6" cake pans, set aside. Add 2 rounds of parchment to the bottom of the cake pans to help it come out of the the pan better. Grease over the parchment paper.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg).
5. You can mash the bananas by hand using a large fork or potato masher. I prefer to use a blender (or food processor would work too) to get the bananas puréed. This should only take a few moments on the purée or liquefy setting of your blender.
6. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, puréed banana, sugar, and oil. Add the eggs to the flour mixture and stir until combined. It's okay if it's a little lumpy. Spread the batter into the cake pans, divided evenly.
7. Bake for 22 minutes to 27 minutes. You can check if it's done by inserting a knife or toothpick into the center and it should come out clean if it's done. When it's done, let the cake cool in the pan about 10 minutes, then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. You can use a bread knife to cut the rounded tops off the cake layers so that the layers are level. Make sure the layers are completely cool before cutting or frosting.
Assembling the Cake:
8. Using an offset spatula, spread the frosting in a thin, even layer on top of the first layer and then add the 2nd cake layer. Add more frosting to the top and sides. Spread the frosting in an even layer until completely covered. Chill the cake for at least a half hour to firm up the frosting. Enjoy!

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