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May 5, 2020

Easy Banana Cake

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This easy banana cake is made in one bowl with basic ingredients. Topped with a creamy frosting, it’s like banana bread, but better! Vegan friendly with gluten free and refined sugar free options included!

Easy Banana Cake with Buttercream | Wife Mama FoodieIt’s Cinco de Mayo, and I had every intention of posting a Mexican inspired treat. I thought about churros, tres leches, Mexican brownies, etc., but I didn’t have all of the ingredients to make any of them. If it were any other time and catching Covid-19 wasn’t a threat every time I left the house, I would’ve ran to the store to grab them, but these days, I try to make do with what I have on hand.

And that’s why I’m sharing this simple frosted banana cake with you today! Not necessarily Mexican inspired, but delicious nonetheless!

Easy Banana Cake | Wife Mama FoodieIf you like banana bread, then you need this cake in your life. It has everything one loves about banana bread—banana flavor, moist crumb, fluffy texture and also topped with yummy frosting, which you could totally omit if you’re not a big frosting fan, but why would you? And the better question is, who is not a fan of frosting anyways??

But seriously, this cake is delicious either way and reminds me of this salted caramel banana upside down banana cake, another favorite. I even included two different frosting options, a naturally sweetened maple cream cheese frosting and a more traditional vanilla buttercream. A simple dusting of powdered sugar or drizzle of honey would also suffice, in lieu of the frosting, if in a pinch for time.

Easy Banana Cake Sliced Overhead | Wife Mama FoodieEasy Banana Cake | Vegan friendly with gluten free and refined sugar free optionEasy Banana Cake Slice Close Up | Wife Mama Foodie  Easy Banana Cake Slices Overhead | Wife Mama FoodieThis makes a single layer cake, perfect for snacking, but you can easily double the recipe if you want to make a pretty triple layer cake for a special occasion. Just divide the batter among three baking pans!

Enjoy!

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Easy Banana Cake


  • Author: Joscelyn Abreu
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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This simple banana cake is made in one bowl with basic ingredients. Topped with a creamy frosting, it’s like banana bread, but better! Vegan friendly with a gluten free and refined sugar free option included!


Ingredients

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Banana Cake: (gf version below)

  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup pure cane sugar or coconut sugar (use 2/3 cup sugar if bananas aren’t really sweet)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2/3 cup milk of choice or water
  • 3 tablespoons oil of choice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoons apple cider vinegar or distilled white vinegar

Gluten-Free Banana Cake:

  • 3/4 cup gluten-free multi-purpose flour blend
  • 1/2 cup almond flour*
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour*
  • 1/2 cup pure cane sugar or coconut sugar (use 2/3 cup sugar if bananas aren’t really sweet)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2/3 cup milk of choice or water
  • 1 regular egg or flax egg (flax egg: 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoons water, let sit for 10–15 mins)
  • 2 tablespoons oil of choice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or distilled white vinegar
  • Butter or shortening for greasing pan

Maple Cream Cheese Frosting: (alternate frosting recipe below)

  • 6 oz. regular or dairy-free cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine.
  • 3–4 tablespoons maple syrup, use more or less to taste
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Vanilla Buttercream:

  • 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter, dairy-free butter, or vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (can use up to 1/2 cup more if you want it sweeter)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1–3 teaspoons milk of choice or water, if needed

Instructions

Banana Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Generously grease an 8″ or 9” baking pan. I like to line the bottom with a sheet of parchment so the cake doesn’t stick, but that is optional. Set pan aside
  2. In a large mixing bowl, blend together flour(s), sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add mashed banana, milk, oil, vanilla, and vinegar. Stir just until well combined.
  3. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30–40 minutes, or just until center of cake is set. Bake time will vary depending on pan you use. Begin checking on cake after 25 minutes.
  4. Cover cake well and store at a cool room temperature for 2–3 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week.
  5. If kitchen is warm, cake will be best refrigerated. It can spoil easily if left out in a warm kitchen for more than a day or so.

Maple Cream Cheese Frosting:

  1. Beat together cream cheese, butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Taste and add additional sweetener if needed. If frosting is too thick, can beat in a splash of milk or water until it’s smooth and spreadable.

Vanilla Buttercream:

  1. In a medium bowl, beat softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, blending until well combined. Beat in vanilla extract, and 1-3 teaspoons milk/water, if buttercream is too stiff.

Notes

*The almond and coconut flours give the gluten-free cake a more fluffy texture, so I do not recommend substituting them with other flours. I’ve tested this with just the gluten-free flour blend that and it made the cake very gummy and dense.

  • Category: Dessert, Cake, Vegan

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    February 26, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    Could you used bleached flour?

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      February 27, 2021 at 12:08 am

      Hi Michelle, bleached flour can also be used! Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  2. Francine L Coles says

    July 21, 2020 at 10:27 am

    Which frosting did you use in the blog post? Can you make those dollops with the cream cheese frosting? Thanks!

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      July 21, 2020 at 10:44 am

      Hi Francine, I used the vanilla buttercream. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂

      Reply
    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      July 21, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      Sorry, to answer your other question, yes you can make the dollops with the cream cheese frosting, but it depends on the consistency. It won’t work if the frosting is too thick or too thin. You may have to alter the amount of maple syrup and/or add a splash of milk if it’s too thick for piping. Let me know if I can help in any other way!

      Reply
  3. Ann says

    May 9, 2020 at 6:43 am

    Hi can I use instant yeast since i dont have baking powder and baking soda?

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      May 9, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Hi Ann, yeast won’t work in this particular recipe, I’m afraid. If you’re wanting to make something with yeast, how about some cinnamon rolls: https://www.wifemamafoodie.com/cinnamon-rolls/

      Reply
  4. Angela says

    May 7, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    Help! Mine turned out really dense, still tasty but not fluffy like yours. Any thoughts?? Thank you!

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    • Joscelyn | Wife Mama Foodie says

      May 7, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      Hi Angela, I’m sorry your turned out dense! What kind of flour did you use?

      Reply
      • Esmeralda says

        August 21, 2021 at 11:37 pm

        Hi! Mine turned out dense as well and I use unbleached all purpose flour from King Arthur! 🙂 I also converted the cups of flour into grams using the King Arthur’s ingredient weight chart for All Purpose Flour. Not sure if that was why? Which if I did the math right, it turned out to be 180grams.

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