Banana Cakes with Cashew Cream icing GF

BANANA MUFFINS WITH CASHEW CREAM - GF

3/4 cup raw cashews
1/4 – 1/3 cup water
2-3 tsps honey
pinch grd cinnamon
3 (approx 320g) bananas, very ripe & mashed
3 extra large eggs
1/3 cup coconut oil, warmed
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp BP
1 tsp grd cinnamon
1/2 tsp grd ginger

1.MAKE CASHEW CREAM: Soak cashews in enough water to cover for 3-4 hours. Drain and discard soaking water. Puree with enough water, honey and cinnamon until smooth. Refrigerate until required.

2.Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C (160 degrees C fan-forced). Line 12 x 1/3 cup capacity muffin pans with patty cases.
CAKE:  Combine bananas, eggs, coconut oil, honey & vanilla in a large bowl: beat with electric beaters until well combined.
3.Add almond meal, coconut flour, baking powder and spices. Mix until well combined. Spoon mixture between prepared patty pans and bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool.
4.Spread cashew cream over each cake and drizzle with a little extra honey and sprinkle with chopped nuts or pepitas.

BLACK FOREST MUFFINS

These deliciously naughty moist muffins are filled with choc and cherries and very low in fat.

Makes 18

2.5 cups white SR
2 tsp BP
2 Tab cocoa
1/2 cup sweetening powder
1 x 425g can stoneless black cherries – drained with liquid reserved
1/2 cup cherry liquid
1/2 cup skim milk
100g Lite mixed berry or vanilla Fruche
4 Tab blackcurrant or cherry jam
2 egg whites (or egg replacer powder)
1 Tab cherry liqueur
1 Tab corn syrup

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and lightly spray 1 large sized muffin trays.

Sift flour, BP & cocoa together into a large bowl. Stir in sweetener.

Place all the other ingredients, except the cherries, into a blender & mix well.
Pour the liquid ingredients into the drys and stir well.

Lastly, fold the cherries into the mixture gently.

Spoon into muffin trays and bake approx 20 mins or until they just spring back when lightly touched. Allow to cool for 5 mins before removing from trays and placing on wire rack.