The Best Ever Banana Cake (gluten-free & dairy-free!)

This perfectly moist and fluffy Banana Cake is truly THE BEST. It is gluten-free, dairy-free, and made with real food ingredients but I promise even those without any dietary allergies/preferences will go crazy over it!

This Best Ever Banana Cake recipe is actually based off of My Mom’s Famous GF Pumpkin Cake (see recipe HERE). My mom’s pumpkin cake is one of my favorite desserts in the entire world and this officially banana cake is right up there with it!

The best part about making this cake (next to eating that first mouth-watering bite) is how AMAZING your house will smell when you make it. The combination of the ooey-gooey caramelized bananas with the brown sugar is just *chef’s kiss*

Another bonus to this recipe is that it is super simple to make— and all you need is ONE large bowl ☺️ hello, easy cleanup!

What you need to make The Best Ever Banana Cake:

• brown sugar— I use organic brown sugar! Feel free to sub coconut sugar for an unrefined sweetener. Psssst. you can also use 1/2 cup sugar for this recipe for an even lower sugar option.

• 1 egg

• bananas— obv! Make sure you are using spotty bananas for the best flavor.

• avocado oil— feel free to sub in melted butter/vegan butter, coconut oil, or any oil you prefer.

• vanilla extract— for that delicious vanilla-y, banana-y, brown sugar-y vibe.

• gluten-free flour— I use Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 baking flour but any 1:1 gluten-free flour sub should work!

• cinnamon— the flavor of the cinnamon with the bananas, vanilla, and brown sugar is unbeatable!

• sea salt— always. Sweet always needs salt.

• baking soda

• Dairy-free cream cheese frosting— my recipe is listed below! So delicous and can also be made regular dairy if you prefer it that way ☺️

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5 from 13 votes

The Best Ever Banana Cake with “Cream Cheese” Frosting (gluten-free + dairy-free)

Course: Dessert

Keyword: banana, banana bread, banana cake, bananas, cake, cinnamon, cream cheese, cream cheese frosting, dairy free, easy, frosting, gluten free, gluten free flour, one bowl

Servings: 9 large slices

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 mashed bananas
• 1/4 cup avocado oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup + 1 tbsp gluten-free 1:1 baking flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda

For the Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1/2 cup dairy-free cream cheese, softened (can sub regular cream cheese)
• 2 tbsp butter or vegan butter, softened
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking dish (I used 8×8) with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the brown sugar and the egg.
• Stir in mashed bananas, oil, and vanilla.
• Add in flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Mix again.
• Pour batter into baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Let cake cool and make frosting by mixing together all ingredients.
• Spread frosting over cake and enjoy!