Prep:  10 - 12 mins
Cook:  60 mins
Serves:  8
Average: 3.7 (10 votes)
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Recipe by: Copha
The perfect celebration cake! Use different mould tins to create a spectacular results to make guests wow. This gluten free banana cake is great for birthdays, bridal showers, and high tea events.
Credit: Tami McAdam

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Banana Cake (Gluten Free)
Ingredients:
Cake (gluten free)
Icing
Method:
Cake (gluten free)
  1. Pre-heat oven to 170°C
  2. In the work bowl of a food processor, cream the chopped Copha and sugar together until light and creamy
  3. Add the lemon zest and eggs gradually to the Copha mixture
  4. Remove the mixture from the food processor into a large mixing bowl
  5. Fold through the mashed banana until well combined
  6. Sift the flour and baking powder together and fold through the mixture
  7. Finally stir through the golden syrup and desiccated coconut. Mixture should be a soft dropping consistency. If the mixture is still too thick, stir through 1-2 tblsp of water
  8. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 24cm baking tin
  9. Bake in the pre-heated oven at 170°C for 50-55 minutes or until cooked through
  10. Turn cake onto a wire rack and cool completely before icing and decorating
Icing
  1. Whisk together the melted Copha, icing sugar and lemon juice until well combined
  2. Spread mixture generously over the cooled cake and decorate with the lemon zest and banana chips
Tips & Hints:
  • This cake can be prepared with regular flour if you are not gluten intolerant. Banana can also be replaced with poached apple, pear or apricots. Store cake in an airtight container or tin for up to 7 days.
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