Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free Banana Bundt Cake

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This delicious banana cake is both gluten-free and sugar-free too! It doesn’t miss out on any flavour though, especially if you use brown bananas as they’ll be really ripe and full of sweetness. The non-dairy spread and gluten-free flour makes this cake that little bit healthier. This cake is cooked in a bundt tin, but you can use a standard round cake tin if preferred. If you want to give this cake a shine, drizzle with icing sugar and water.

Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free Banana Bundt Cake

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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Servings 14

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tsps ground chia seeds buy them ready ground, or grind whole seeds in a coffee grinder
  • 3 tbsps water
  • 2 very ripe bananas
  • 250 g non-dairy spread or coconut oil
  • 340 g gluten-free plain flour of choice
  • 3⅓ tsps baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 225 g xylitol
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

You will also need

  • 22 –23-cm bundt/ring pan the hole in the middle should be about 10 cm wide or 23-cm round cake pan, greased

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160˚C/320˚F/Gas mark 3. Put the ground chia seeds in a small bowl with the water. Whisk the seeds into the water with a fork until the mixture starts to feel like the consistency of a beaten egg – in fact, what you have are 3 “chia eggs” that play the same role as eggs in plant-based baking recipes. Place in the fridge.
  • Meanwhile, mash the bananas with a fork and set aside. Put the spread or coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat and leave just until softened.
  • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and xylitol. Add the vanilla extract, chia mixture, and soft spread or coconut oil and
  • stir well. Gently fold in the bananas.
  • Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 55˚C/131˚F/Gas Mark 1 or the lowest your oven will go. Bake for a further 20 minutes. Cover the cake with foil if it’s looking brown on top but it’s not baked all the way through yet.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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