Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting (grain free, gluten free)

There is a small market in our neighborhood in Marde Loop that has a gluten free banana peanut butter bar in their bakery. I'm always tempted to get one when we go into the market but they are sooo sugary I feel sick after the first few bites. I decided to try my hand at my own version of the sinful snack and I must say, it turned out super yummy! It's perfect for a desert or a coffee break treat. The base of this cake recipe is from elanaspantry.com but I substituted a few ingredients to make it SCD friendly and added a few ingredients of my own.

Banana Cake:

3 cups of blanched almond flour
1 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of sea salt
1/4 tsp of nutmeg
3 eggs beaten
1/4 cup of coconut oil melted
1/4 cup of raw honey warmed
2 mashed bananas
1Tbs of vanilla extract
1/3 cup of mini chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life vegan chocolate chips)

Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting:

2 Tbs of coconut oil (room temperature)
3 Tbs of organic unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/3 cup of organic, natural peanut butter (I used chunky but smooth would work just as well)
3 Tbs of grade B maple syrup (grade B is slightly lower in sugar and has more nutrients)
1 tsp of vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Combine the almond flour, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl combine the eggs, oil, honey, vanilla and bananas. Beat until bananas are completely incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well. Incorporate the nutmeg and chocolate chips into the batter. Pour into a 9" cake pan (greased if you're not using a non-stick pan) and bake for 30 minutes or until slightly browned and firm. Let cool.

Combine the coconut oil, butter, vanilla, peanut butter and maple syrup in a bowl and beat with a hand mixer or a stand mixer until combined and fluffy. Spread the buttercream over the cooled cake with a spatula. Lick spatula...and beaters and mixing bowl. Cut a piece of cake and enjoy!