Low Carb, Gluten Free Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Banana Cake
• 2 small ripe bananas
• 3 tbsp butter, softened
• ¾ c. Swerve granular sweetener
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ c. blanched almond flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
Cream Cheese Frosting – Low Carb
• 1 stick of butter, softened
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 2 c. Swerve confectioner’s sweetener
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl mash bananas with a fork.
3. Add softened butter and granular sweetener & mix until creamy with an electric mixer. Add eggs & vanilla extract & mix well.
4. In a separate small size bowl combine almond flour, baking powder, salt & stir together with a spoon. Add to the banana mixture in batches, beating with an electric mixer to incorporate.
5. Spoon into a 9×9 square baking pan, lined with parchment paper, & bake for 40 minutes (until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Let it cool completely before frosting. After frosting, serve immediately or store the cake loosely wrapped in refrigerator.
Cream Cheese Frosting
6. In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy.
7. Add powdered sweetener & start mixer slowly to avoid a mess, beating well to combine.
8. Add vanilla extract and beat just to combine.