Baby's First Healthy Smash Cake (No Sugar Banana Cake)
Four 1st birthdays later and we still love this healthy smash cake recipe! This no sugar added first birthday cake recipe is sweetened with bananas and reminds me of banana bread. The fruit juice sweetened cream frosting is one of my favorite parts, making this healthy smash cake for 1-year-old kiddos the perfect healthy first birthday cake alternative!
Ingredients
- 5 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup no sugar added applesauce
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup einkorn flour (OR whole wheat flour)
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Frosting Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup no sugar added apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mash the bananas in a medium bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the flours, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Add the mashed bananas, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla to the flour mixture. Mix just until incorporated.
- Coat your 4 mini tart pans (these are the mini tart pans I use) + 6-8 muffin pans (or use two 8 or 9″round pans) with oil.
- Spread the batter into the bottom of the pans.
- Bake at 375° for 20-23 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness.
- Cool the cakes before frosting. If you used the 8″ or 9″ pan, then use an overturned smaller bowl to cut out small cake rounds.
- While the healthy smash cake cools, soften the cream cheese.
- Whisk the cream cheese with the apple juice concentrate and vanilla extract until creamy.
Nutrition
Calories: 211kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 154mg, Potassium: 233mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 286IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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