When I bake something for the first time I generally follow the recipe exactly as written. After that, I adapt it to my own taste if needed. To convert a regular cake to gluten free you need to adjust many things, the moisture level, the type of gluten free flour blend and other things. My first attempt at this cake was not successful. The cake crumbled to pieces (picture at the end of post) even though the crumbs tasted really delicious. My cake batter was very creamy and loose. It needed more binding agent to hold all the ingredients together. I halved and altered the recipe with what ever I thought was appropriate.
Finally, this last friday I tried again and it came out perfectly moist and soft and held itself pretty well with all the great flavors in every bite. Unlike Tina’s cake I iced my cake with chocolate glaze only because the top part does not look as golden compared to the part covered by pan.
The original recipe of Tina is in black and my changes show in purple.
GLUTEN FREE BANANA SPLIT CAKE
adapted from Flourtrader
Ingredients for Cake
2 3/4 cup regular flour (1 cup GF all purpose flour + 1/2 cup almond meal)
2 eggs ( 2 eggs at room temperature)
1 cup chopped bananas (1/2 cup)
2 1/2 tsp baking powder (1.5 tsp)
1 tsp salt (1/2 tsp)
1/2 cup butter ( 1/4 cup grape seed /vegetable oil)
1/2 cup buttermilk at room temperature (1/4 cup)
1 1/2 cup chopped strawberries (none, because they were making the batter very loose)
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (1/3 cup)
1 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (1/3 cup mixed white and dark chocolate chips)
2/3 cup mashed banana (1/3 cup)
15.5 oz can pineapple tidbits (1/3 cup, chopped small with 1.5 tbsp syrup)
1 tsp vanilla extract (1/2 tsp)
Ingredients for Glaze:
3 tbsp butter (2 tbsp)
3 tbsp corn syrup ( 2tbsp milk + 1/4 cup icing sugar)
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts for topping
Method:
Take a 8″ bundt pan or a 8″x2″ round pan and insert a flute. Generously grease and then dust with flour.
Whisk rice flour mix, baking powder, salt and almond meal in a bowl. In a separate bowl whisk sugar, grapeseed or vegetable oil for 45 seconds.
Then beat in the egg, mashed banana and vanilla extract until evenly distributed. Fold in the flour into eggs mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
Fold in mixed chocolate chips and walnuts. Then fold in the sliced bananas and pineapple pieces with the 1.5 tbsp juice.
Spoon batter into the greased pan, smoothing the top.
Bake at 350 degrees f for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly on rack before glazing.
To make the glaze, melt butter and chocolate chips on a bowl of simmering water.
Add milk to melted chocolate chips mixture for a pouring consistency.
Remove from heat; add sifted icing sugar and mix nicely to get a smooth mixture.
Place parchment or wax paper under the rack that is holding the cake. Pour chocolate glaze over the cake and top with toasted walnuts.
My first attempt
Alida
Love this one! A delicious recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Guru Uru
My friend your gluten free version of this cake looks incredible – I live the presentation so much 😀
Very gorgeous and awesome recipe subs! I bookmarked this recipe a while back but looks like it needs to come out soon!
Cheers
CCU
Balvinder Ubi
Would love to see your version as well.
Kim Bee
Wow this is a great recipe. You adapted it to perfection making it gf like this. Looks really good. Love Tina, she makes such wonderful recipes.
Balvinder Ubi
Well, I tried but it can not get same kind of moistness as the wheat one gives.
I love Tina, too. There are not many people that amaze me.
cookingvarieties
hi balvinder, wow! delicious must be..with the banana and pineapple bits.. it’s good to do gluten free recipes sometimes… but your first attempt scares me..ha ha cos i am no cake expert. have a nice day
Balvinder Ubi
If you see me in the kitchen you will know how many experiments I do with gluten free flours.
yummychunklet
Gah! And I thought I was done with my desserts for the weekend. I’m definitely going to make this cake tomorrow night!
Balvinder Ubi
Really, let me know if you actually bake it.
Torviewtoronto
delicious looking cake lovely presentation
Gayathri NG
Absolutely ddelicious cake, inviting!!
Amelia
Hi Balvinder, no doubt your first attempt didn’t turn out perfectly but the second try was perfect. The combination look great, the texture is very moist. Lovely presentation!
Have a nice day.
Balvinder Ubi
The lovely combination of all ingredients was the thing that attracted me towards this cake.
Shobha
The cake looks awesome…so beautifully decorated.
Perfect for a party..
mireia badia
If I fail in a recipe I tend to leave it there, it’s great that you keep trying until you get to the good one!!!
Balvinder Ubi
I was some what like you before marriage but my husband’s positive nature totally changed me. Then again who loves baking can not back out just because she’s gluten free.
Shirley Tay
Gosh, what a lovely presentation! Simply delish, Balvinder!
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Navaneetham Krishnan
Fantastic and fabulous and l like the finishing with the choc topping. Yum also to the nuts. Sorry I have been quite busy and later in the night will reply your mail as something to discuss with you.
Balvinder Ubi
No problem, Even I can reply you only in the evening. I have to do the finishing with chocolate because the light shade of the top bothered me.
anne
What happened to the first attempt ?! 😀 It must be moist and delicious with all the yummy fruits and all the choco chips in there ! The strawberries around that cake sure adds a wow factor ! I BOOSTED you up ! ;D
Balvinder Ubi
I guess you forgot to boost it but that’s OK, I already gave the option if you like the post then only boost it. I see everyone like me what I say I do it.
Suzi
You are amazing with the gluten free recipes. I tried one thing and it didn’t work out at all so I left it. Looks delicious, my friend.
Indulge
We love banana breads at my home at times with oats, with cranberries of just plain. The presentation took me to a happy lace with plum berries and cake, just needed the fork.
Love Ash.
Swathi Iyer
Neetu this gluten free banana spilt cake looks delicious.Banana cakes are favorite in our house. I like the glaze,it will enhance the flavor.
If you don’t mind can you link this cake to my eventFavorite recipes event: Cakes. I will appreciate that.
Balvinder Ubi
No, there is nothing to mind. The cake recipe is really good and would love if more people see it. I will link it.
Cucina49
I remember seeing this amazing recipe on Tina’s site. Your adaptation looks spot-on and well worth the work!
Swathi Iyer
Neetu, thanks for linking this cake to Favorite recipes event: Cakes
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef
the first attempt cracked me up. what a lovely cake.
Akila
That was soft n spongy one…. Lovely clicks…
Treat and Trick
The adaptations turned out fabulous and love the way you’d decorated it!
Nami | Just One Cookbook
My friend needs gluten free recipes, and she’ll be excited if I send this. Thank you for your hard work on making the perfect recipe after trial and error!
Juliana
The cake sounds and looks delicious…chocolate chips, pineapples…yum!
Like the idea of gluten free cake. Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a wonderful week Neetu 🙂
Kitchen Belleicious
never seen a banana split done like this before. love the idea of making it into a cake! Genius
Malli
The cake looks so moist…. can’t resist the temptation to take a bite, Neetu:)
Even your first attempt looks absolutely crumbly and good!
Elisabeth
Balvinder, you did an outstanding job on this delicious cake, and adapted it int Gluten Free. I love how you typed in different color where you adapted it. Very well done!
The cake is beautiful, moist, and delicious. Love the presentation with the pretty strawberries and the icing added such elegance and yumminess to the cake.
I followed you to Boost, and voted for you! Good luck!
Ambreen
Oh dear, this looks absolutely delicious & tempting. Lots of lovely flavors! Love how you presented it, who wouldn’t want to eat it! Outstanding work!
Marina@Picnic at Marina
Balvinder, what a beautiful and delicious cake! Brilliant! 🙂
Kit @ i-lostinausten
Love this banana split cake! Look so moist & divine with chocolate frost glaze! Great that you’ve adapted it into gluten free! A friend of mine will be happy to try this recipe for her daughter’s birthday! Thanks for sharing Balvinder & Have a lovely day! 🙂
Maggie
What a great idea! I love banana splits and I love cake, so I am certain to love banana split cake! What a dream! Glad your second attempt worked out a bit better than your first! 🙂