Banana-Rama-Fo-Fana Cake
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I have a love affair with bananas, and that’s no exaggeration. I recently decided to cut back my consumption because it had become far too frequent and consistent. Not that I was eating five a day or anything (I’d occasionally have two in a day), but I came to the realization that I had eaten one nearly every day since October! I can’t help it … I love eating ‘em mashed up in 24-hour yogurt, eating slices with coconut butter spread on top, and using bananas to make pancakes (so easy – mashed ripe banana, two eggs, cinnamon and sometimes 1 or 2 Tbsp of almond butter mixed in or spread on top). You may remember my ice cream that had banana in it too. So anyway, I’ve been giving my system a little bit of a banana detox, and after going a couple weeks of not eating bananas at all, I may now have one or two in a week’s time. I think this is much more reasonable.
Most recently, I chose to meet my weekly banana quota by way of a delectable, moist, subtly sweet banana cake. Basically, it’s like banana bread in the shape of a round cake instead of a loaf. I like to eat it with fresh Oregon strawberries and a dollop of my homemade 24-hour yogurt. Coconut whipped cream would also be wonderful.
Banana Cake
Ingredients:
- 2-1/2 C almond flour
- 3 Tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 C melted ghee, butter or coconut oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3 – 4 Tbsp honey
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl. In separate bowl, mix wet ingredients.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together until well incorporated.
- Pour into a greased 9-inch round cake pan.
- Bake for 30 – 40 minutes, until top springs back when touched.
