Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cake (Gluten Free, Paleo) - Bake It Paleo (2024)

This Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cake is moist, fluffy, soft and flavorful. It is only sweetened with banana and molasses, gluten free, dairy free, egg free and Paleo friendly. This is the best banana gingerbread cake recipe - healthy enough for breakfast, but tasty enough for dessert.

Most nights, dessert after dinner is a must for me. You too?

Dark chocolate is usually my go-to, but sometimes I want something a little extra. And that's exactly how this gluten free gingerbread cake came to fruition. All the blame goes to my evening sweet tooth 😉

For some reason (I think because the holidays are upon us) a moist gingerbread cake sounded good and I justhappened to have a whole pile of bananas staring at me from across the kitchen.

Thus, this healthier Vegan gingerbread cake recipe was born!

Surprisingly enough, this cake was a complete success on the first try and eaten within record time. But not to worry, I tested it again for quality assurance 😉

Not only is this a great dessert, but this recipe is also the perfect gingerbread breakfast cake. It is only sweetened with bananas and molasses and made with healthy, wholesome ingredients - perfect for fueling your day.

Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cake

What do I love about this gluten free Vegan gingerbread cake?

• It's super moist, fluffy and full of flavor
• This light gingerbread cake is only sweetened with bananas and molasses and is oil free
• My recipe is Vegan AND Paleo
• It's a great gingerbread snack cake or breakfast cake
• This recipe is EASY to make

This Vegan banana ginger cake also has a sugar free icing - which is completely optional. I actually prefer the cake without icing, but icing looks prettier.

There's really no downside to this moist, healthy and low sugar ginger cake. In fact, I think Santa may be requesting cake over cookies this year 😉

Ingredients in Healthy Vegan Gingerbread Cake

This is a fluffy, moist gingerbread cake made from a mixture of cassava flour and almond flour, and topped with an optional sugar-free vanilla icing. All of the ingredients are Vegan and Paleo friendly.

Here's what you need:

For the Cake

• ripe bananas
• water
• molasses
• vanilla extract
• cassava flour
• almond flour
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• ground ginger
• nutmeg
• ground clove
• salt

For the Frosting (optional)

• coconut cream
• powdered monk fruit
• vanilla extract
• ground ginger

No substitutions have been tested for this simple banana gingerbread cake. However, if you make substitutions I would love to know how it turns out - let me know in the comments.

How to Make Vegan Gingerbread Cake

This gingerbread cake with banana is made in two bowls, with a whisk and a spatula and baked in an 8" x 8" glass baking pan.

Here are the step by step instructions:

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Make the Cake Batter

Next, peel the banana and mash it in a large mixing bowl. Add the water, molasses and vanilla and whisk until well combined.

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining cake ingredients. This includes the cassava flour, almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Whisk until well combined.

Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix with a spatula. The batter is thick!

Grab an 8" x 8" glass baking dish and line it with parchment paper. Pour the cake batter into the lined pan and use a spatula to push the batter to the sides of the pan and smooth out the top.

Bake the Cake

Next, place the pan in the preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

After baking, remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan to room temperature.

Make the Icing

Once the cake is fully cooled, make the icing.

For the icing, combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth. Then, frost the cake.

Add a sprinkle of cinnamon on top, cut and serve.

How to Store Healthy Gingerbread Cake

This cake is best stored in the fridge. Because it is moist and preservative free, it will not last long at room temperature.

I recommend keeping this cake in an air-tight container in the fridge up to one week.

More Easy Gingerbread Recipes

For more easy Paleo gingerbread recipes, check out these reader favorites:

• Chocolate Gingerbread Truffles
• Gingerbread Waffles
• Healthy Gingersnap Cookies
• Gingerbread Protein Muffins

Enjoy!

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