Gluten-free Chocolate Banana Swirl Cake

I’ve  been wanting to bake so badly lately!  I didn’t have much homework today and I was beyond bored and it was cold outside, so it was the perfect baking day.  I recently got a gluten-free flour blend from Ross and have been itching to use it and I had some super ripe bananas that I needed to use up so by popular demand, banana cake/bread it was.  But not just any banana bread, one that is healthy and swirled with chocolate because chocolate makes everything better!  Not to mention that it is gluten-free, dairy-free, clean and capable of being vegan!

Chocolate Banana Swirl Cake

• 1 1/2 cup Gluten-free flour
• 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 Tbsp. agave nectar/maple syrup
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 2 eggs, beaten or 2 flax eggs
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1/2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 Tbsp. agave nectar/maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp. of coconut sugar, optional

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
3. In a separate bowl combine banana, vanilla, agave, milk and eggs.  Mix well. 
4. Add banana mixture to flour mixture, stirring well and scraping the bottom of the bowl to make sure all the flour is combined.
5. Divide batter equally into 2 bowls.  
6. In one bowl, add the cocoa powder, coconut oil and agave.  Mix well.
7. Spray cooking spray in a loaf pan.  Pour 1/2 of the chocolate mixture on the bottom of the loaf pan and pour 1/2 of the other mixture on the other 1/2 of the bottom.  Repeat for the remaining batter, except pouring the chocolate mixture on top of the other mixture and vise versa. 
8. Using a tooth pick, swirl the batter, mixing the chocolate and banana layer together.
9. Bake for about 3o minutes, or until done.
10. Sprinkle coconut sugar evenly on top of cake and place in oven for another 5 minutes.
11. Enjoy!

Health Benefits:

Bananas:

• Contains many vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, biotin, potassium and  copper
• High in fiber
• Low-glycemic

Recipe as a Whole:

• All-natural ingredients
• No refined sugar
• No preservatives
• No processed ingredients
• No artificial ingredients
• Clean
• High fiber
• Natural sugars
• Gluten-free
• Dairy-free
• Low-glycemic
• Chockfull of vitamins and minerals
• Vegetarian
• Vegan (if using flax egg)