Healthy Smash Cake Recipe
Looking for a healthy smash cake recipe for your baby’s first birthday? This sugar-free smash cake naturally sweetened cake is not only moist and spongey, it’s also baby-approved and perfect for making sweet memories!
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted and cooled)
- 1 medium ripe banana (mashed - about 1/2 cup)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (plain, whole milk)
- 2 Tbs maple syrup (pure)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (alcohol-free)
Dry Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Whipped Cream Frosting Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 Tbs maple syrup (pure)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (alcohol-free)
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (plain, whole milk)
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 Tbsp Greek yogurt (plain, whole milk)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (pure)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (alcohol-free)
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Put coconut oil in a small glass bowl and place in the oven to melt while it’s preheating.1/4 cup coconut oil
- Spray two 6-inch cake pans with avocado oil spray, then line with parchment paper. See Tip #1 above.
- In a large bowl, mash the banana until smooth. Add the eggs, and beat with the banana. Then stir in the rest of the wet ingredients: applesauce, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil. Mix until just combined.1 medium ripe banana, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 2 Tbs maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 cup coconut oil
- In a separate smaller bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup oat flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined (don’t overmix).
- Divide the batter evenly between the pans (roughly 1 ½ cups batter in each). Smooth the batter out evenly, and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a small spatula around the sides of the pans to release the cakes, then invert the cakes upside down onto a cooling rack.
- Cool the cakes completely before frosting.
Whipped Cream Frosting Instructions
- Place a large bowl and beaters in the freezer for 15-30 minutes to chill first.
- Add the heavy whipping cream, maple syrup and vanilla to the cold bowl. Whip until it thickens.1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, 3 Tbs maple syrup, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Then add the Greek yogurt, and whip again until smooth and fluffy.1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- Refrigerate the frosting for about 30 minutes to firm up, then frost the completely cool cakes.
Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl, and whip until smooth and creamy.
- Refrigerate the frosting for about 30 minutes to firm up, then frost the completely cool cakes.
Notes
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