Pecan Wreath Cake Gluten Free Recipe

This adapted banana bread recipe. Is full of Christmas magic and everyone will love tucking into a slice of this beautiful banana and pecan wreath cake. No one would ever know it’s gluten free!

Ingredients

  • 3 large or 4 medium ripe bananas roughly mashed
  • 250 g caster sugar
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 250 g Gluten free self raising flour
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 120 g pecans  chopped
  • 200 g Icing sugar
  • 5 tsp water
  • 8 Whole pecans
  • Edible glitter

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven to 190◦C or gas mark 5 and grease a cake ring
  2. Cream the bananas and sugar together in a mixer until fluffy
  3. Add the butter and beat until evenly combined.
  4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour with each.
  5. Sift in the remaining flour, then carefully fold in.
  6. Fold in the pecan pieces.
  7. Spoon the mixture into the cake ring and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
  8. Turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before icing.

To make the icing.

  1. Mix icing sugar with water until you have a smooth thick consistency.
  2. Dribble over the top of the pecan ring.
  3. Top with pecans and decorate with a sprinkle of edible glitter.

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