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Paleo Banana Cake
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
banana bread, banana cake, paleo banana cake
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
38
minutes
minutes
Servings
9
servings
Calories
317
kcal
Author
Madeline Tague
Ingredients
Cake
3
large ripe bananas
2
eggs
1/4
cup
coconut sugar
1/4
cup
melted coconut oil
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1 3/4
cup
almond flour
1
tsp
baking powder
1/2
tsp
baking soda
1/4
tsp
salt
Icing
1
cup
cooked and cooled mashed sweet potato
3/4
cup
cocoa powder
1/2
cup
maple syrup
3
tbsp
almond milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 baking pan or line with parchement paper
Peel and cube sweet potato and add steam on the stove top until soft about 20 minutes
In a large mixing bowl, mash banana with a fork or potato smasher
Add eggs, melted and cooled coconut oil, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract to the mixing bowl with the smashed banana and mix thoroughly
In a separate mixing bowl combine almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and spread into the 8x8 baking pan
Bake at 350F for 38 minutes
While the cake cooks prepare the icing by mashing the sweet potato with a fork or hand mixer
Add 1 cup cooked and cooled mashed sweet potato to a mixing bowl with cocoa powder and maple syrup
Mix with an electric hand mixer or in a food processor until combined
Add almond milk to the icing and mix until smooth and creamy
Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool fully before topping with icing and sprinkles
Nutrition
Serving:
9
g
|
Calories:
317
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
37
g
|
Protein:
8
g
|
Fat:
19
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.4
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.003
g
|
Cholesterol:
36
mg
|
Sodium:
213
mg
|
Potassium:
354
mg
|
Fiber:
6
g
|
Sugar:
20
g
|
Vitamin A:
2174
IU
|
Vitamin C:
4
mg
|
Calcium:
119
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg