Hummingbird Cake
You know what is fun? When you combine two of your favorite deserts into one and it creates a perfectly glorious and flavorful holiday cake. Banana bread is always delicious, but when its combined with a fruity and cinnamon flavored carrot cake then topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting, it is taken to a whole new level. This is a new family favorite for any holiday: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, you name it, I’m making it. And you should too!
Ingredients:
Wet Ingredients:
Bananas (3)
Carrots (4) – shredded and chopped
Flax egg (2) – 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed and 4 tablespoons of water, or replace with 2 eggs
Almond milk (1/4 cup)
Crushed pineapple (1 20oz can – drained)
Coconut oil (1 tablespoon)
Vanilla (1 tablespoon)
Dry Ingredients:
Oat flour (1 cup)
Almond flour (3/4 cup)
Cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
Allspice (1/2 teaspoon)
Nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon)
Ginger (1/2 teaspoon)
Additional Ingredients:
Raisins (1 cup)
Walnuts (1 ½ cups)
Cream cheese (1 8oz package)
Greek yogurt (1 cup)
Vanilla (1 teaspoon)
Directions:
Wash, peel, and chop the carrots into small pieces
Drain the can of crushed pineapple so no liquid is remaining
Make the flax eggs by combining 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed and 4 tablespoons of water, stir, then set aside for ~5 minutes
In a bowl, mash the 3 bananas
In that same bowl, combine all of the wet ingredients
In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients
Slowly combine the two bowls into one and fold the batter until it is well mixed
Mix the 1 cup of raisins and ½ cup of chopped walnuts into the batter
Pour the batter into a cake mold and bake at 375 for ~30 minutes, or until you can pierce the center with a fork and remove without any batter on it
While the cake is baking, make the cream cheese frosting by combining 1 cup of greek yogurt, 1 package of cream cheese, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla in a stand mixer until it is smooth
When the cake is baked, allow it to cool
Once cool, ice the cake with the cream cheese frosting and top with the remaining 1 cup of crushed walnuts
Allergen Information:
Gluten Free
Dairy Free (without icing)
Paleo (without icing)
Vegan (without icing)
Banana Carrot Cake