Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Cream

Products:  Just About Foods Gluten Free Banana Flour & Just About Foods Xanthan Gum

Servings per recipe: 12

Ingredients

For the batter

1. 225 g of Just About Foods Gluten Free Banana Flour
2. 100 g of butter
3. 110 g of powdered sugar
4. 5 g of salt
5. 8 g of Just About Foods Xanthan Gum
6. 11 g of instant yeast
7. 4g of baking soda
8. 450 g of very ripe bananas
9. 60 g of buttermilk
10. 100 g of egg

For the peanut butter cream cheese frosting

1. 125 g of Just About Foods Peanut Butter
2. 100 g of cream cheese (softened)
3. 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
4. 1 tbsp of milk
5. 100g of sifted powdered sugar
6. A pinch of salt

Decoration* Salted peanuts for topping (or any nut of your choice)

Instructions

1. Mix and sift all the dry ingredients (fl our, xanthan gum, instant yeast, baking soda, and salt).
2. Puree the bananas with the buttermilk, reserve.
3. Cream together butter with powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy.
4. Add in the eggs, one by one.
5. Add in the buttermilk and banana mix, then add the dry ingredients (do not overmix).
6. Add in chopped dates and walnuts, mix just until combined.
7. Pour mixture onto previously greased and fl our molds.
8. Bake at 350º (180ºC) for about 40 (keep a close eye though).
9. Take the cake out of the mold and decorate with your frosting.

To make the frosting

1. In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment, cream together your Just About Foods Peanut Butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract.
2. Add in the milk and mix well.
3. Sift the icing sugar onto the mixture, add the salt and mix until smooth.
4. Add more sugar for a more stiff er frosting.
5. Decorate your banana cake, sprinkle with chopped peanuts and enjoy!