Banana Bread Cake with Date Frosting (No added sugars)

Banana bread cake that is very similar to banana bread, but uses no added sugars and tastes like a chewy banana pancake. This kid-friendly cake can be baked in a 9-inch round pan, loaf pan, or muffin pan! Topped with a naturally sweet and caramel-y date frosting using no added sugars.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (300g) 3 large ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/3 cup (76g) unsalted butter, melted, cooled
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 113g) plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 vanilla bean, scraped
• 1 1/2 cups (200g) cake flour
• 1/4 cup (25g) oat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/8 cup (16g) arrowroot powder (*optional)
• 1 Tablespoon flax meal (*optional)
• 10 medjool dates, pitted
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) warm water
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) heavy cream

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Make the cake ---
2. 2Preheat oven to 350℉/177℃. Line a round or square 9-inch cake pan or standard 4 1/2 x 9 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
3. 3Place bananas in a food processor and blend until there are no large pieces and it looks like a thick batter. Add in the melted butter, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla. Pulse it a few times to mix thoroughly.
4. 4In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, arrowroot starch, and flax meal.
5. 5Pour the liquid ingredients from the food processor into the dry ingredients bowl. Mix using a rubber scraper just until combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
6. 6Bake for 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Adjust baking times longer (35-45 min) if using a loaf pan and shorter (20-25 minutes) if making cupcakes.
7. 7Remove from oven to cool. Rest in the pan for 5 minutes, flip upside down onto cooling rack to remove cake from pan and continue to cool. Frost once cake is completely cooled.
8. 8Note: To achieve a small layered cake, I cut my 9-inch cake flat across the top. Then, I used a 3.5 inch round cutter and cut 3 small cakes out of my 9-inch cake.
9. 9--- Make the frosting ---
10. 10Place the pitted dates into the food processor and pour warm water over them. Let them sit for 5 minutes. Puree the dates until they form a smooth paste.
11. 11Add the heavy whipping cream to the food processor and continue to pulse and mix until a thick, whipped frosting consistency is reached. Be careful not to overmix. Keep the frosting refrigerated until ready to serve. Cake can be frosted and placed in the refrigerator until served.