Gluten Free Dairy Free Banana Cake ROCKS

This is a recipe from glutenfreegoddess.com; but, we put different frosting on it.  My boys and my dad helped make it ...and, it still turned out totally awesome! :)  Loved it.  I promise you will, too.

1 1/2 cups almonds

1/2 cup brown rice flour (sub your fave)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon Apple Pie Spice (a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice)  add more or less for spiciness

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

2 large organic eggs

1/3 cup light olive oil

2 T. honey or raw organic agave nectar (we used honey)

1 1/3 cups organic light brown sugar (We have put in as little as 1/3 of a cup and it is still amazing...we might try not adding any sugar...just a little honey goes a long way!)

4 medium (not too big) very ripe bananas, cut up and mashed into puree

2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prep a 9 x 13 baking pan by lining it with greased parchment (I butter the pan, put in parchment, then butter the parchment..."butter" being, organic Earth Balance)

Process the almonds in food processor by pulsing on and off until a fine almond meal is formed. Pour the almond meal into a dry mixing bowl.  Add the rest of the dry ingredients and whisk to combine.

In a separate bowl beat the eggs and add the rest of the wet ingredients. Beat well. I just used a spoon...I don't like to use more than one "machine" per recipe.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet. Blend well (2 minutes).

Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 33 to 35 minutes until done.  Check the center with a wooden toothpick.

Cool the cake completely on a wire rack before frosting.

For the frosting, I just wiped out the food processor (from the almonds) and blended the following:

1 small banana (yellow/brown, just ripe)

1 1/2 cups organic powdered sugar

1/4 t. lemon juice

2 T. organic Earth Balance and 1 T. coconut oil (sub any combo)

It was super yummy drizzled over the top of this moist, delicious (like pudding!) cake.

Read more: http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2006/01/frosted-banana-cake.html#ixzz1t1cgS29E