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Gluten Free Banana Cake Recipe

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by Moobaby (subscribe)
After career changes heading off in this and that direction like branches on a scraggly tree, writing has been the stable undercurrent through this life. Also affection for cows, animals, family time and the great outdoors, art, craft and exercise!
Published April 9th 2012
Image by Jules (Wikimedia Commons)


Bananas are a really reasonable price at the moment and are of very good quality, so make yourself a yummy banana cake which is a bonus for some of us, as it is gluten free!

Great easy recipe to make with the kids too.

This is a beautiful cake which carries well if you are taking it somewhere to share. Best eaten in a couple of days, however it can be frozen without icing for up to 3 months.

You will need:

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup brown sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups white rice flour
1/2 tsp each of ground cinnamon and ground ginger
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
3/4 tsp GF baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted hazelnuts for topping

Method:
Combine banana, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, add eggs and combine well. Sift rice flour, spices, nuts, baking powder, baking soda and oil. Add banana mixture.

Pour into greased 10 x 20cm loaf tin. Bake at 180 degrees, stand for 5 minutes before turning out.

Frosting:
20g soft, unsalted butter
120g pure icing sugar, sifted
50g cream cheese
1tbs lemon juice

Beat all ingredients together leaving lemon juice until last. Spread over cake and scatter with roasted hazelnuts.
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Your Comment
How long do you bake it for?
by ruthf (score: 0|2) 3889 days ago
HI there, cannot believe I forgot to put time on!Sorry. It takes about 45-50 minutes in a forced oven. Very forgiving recipe though , I forgot and left it over an hour and fine just a little drier.
Hope this helps, enjoy:)
by Moobaby (score: 0|9) 3889 days ago
Love the Gluten-Free recipes on this site :)
by pandl (score: 0|2) 3794 days ago
Hi from SA...have been wanting a GF banana cake recipe so thanks! it will be good to take on picnics and have sliced up in the freezer- I never having a treat on hand for me! Bit over rice crackers.
by kristy (score: 1|12) 3560 days ago
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