Gluten free Banana Cake with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Moist, flavorful gluten-free banana cake topped with a sweet light white chocolate whipped cream.
When I bake gluten-free treats, I tend to steer towards those that are lower maintenance on the ingredient spectrum. I don’t like to keep stock of a ton of different flours because I can’t use them fast enough. Almond meal/flour, though, is pretty versatile.
This cake is right there in the simple ingredient list. Just almond meal and other ingredients most bakers regularly have stocked in their pantries. The best part? It was seriously good.
And let’s take a minute to talk about the white chocolate whipped cream. If you love white chocolate you will go crazy over it. If you don’t, like me, just trust me and put this whipped cream on your cake. It is the perfect flavor compliment. Just so, so good.
Gluten free Banana Cake with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients:
- White Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 115g good quality white chocolate, finely chopped
- 177 milliliters / 6 fluid ounces (3/4 cup) heavy whipping cream
- 44 milliliters (3 tablespoons) water
- 1/2g (1/8 teaspoon) salt
- Cinnamon for topping (optional)
- Gluten-Free Banana Cake
- 411g (~1 1/3 cups / 4 medium) ripe bananas, mashed
- 250g (~5 large) whole eggs at room temperature
- 235g (~1 cup packed) light brown sugar
- 5 milliliters / 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g (~2 1/2 cups) almond meal or flour
- 6g (1 ¼ teaspoons) baking powder
- 3g (1/2 teaspoon baking soda)
- 2g (1 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
- 3g (½ teaspoon) salt
- 1g (½ teaspoon) ground nutmeg
Instructions:
1. Start the whipped cream
2. Place chocolate in the large bowl of an electric mixer
3. In a small pot, bring the cream and water to a low rolling boil in a saucepan and immediately pour over the chocolate; let stand for 30 seconds and then stir well
4. Let stand for 10 minutes and then whisk until mixture is smooth; whisk in salt
5. Cover bowl and chill in refrigerator for three hours or overnight
6. Make the cake
7. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
8. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper; grease top of parchment paper as well; set aside
9. In a large bowl, whisk together bananas, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla
10. In a separate large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients
11. Whisk dry ingredients into wet but do not overmix
12. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 –60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean from center
13. Let the cake cool for ten to fifteen minutes before carefully removing from pan and placing on wire rack
14. Allow cake to cool completely
15. Finish making whipped cream
16. Once mixture is completely chilled, use whisk attachment of mixer and beat on high speed for about three minutes or just until stiff peaks begin form, do not overbeat
17. Spread over the cooled cake immediately; sprinkle with cinnamon if desired
18. Keep cake in refrigerator until about a half our prior to serving; best enjoyed day of making
Notes:
Cake slightly adapted Delicious Every Day
Whipped Cream from Food 52