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This dessert is actually a cross between a cake and a pudding - more like a traditional British pudding. Warm, moist cake is combined with a sweet, butterscotch-like sauce (the sauce is baked right into the cake). A great way to use up leftover bananans, this cake makes a scrumptiously-good dessert or midday snack. In Thailand, it would be steamed, but I find this dessert turns out just as good baked (makes it easier too). It’s simple to put together, and if you happen to be following a gluten-free diet, this healthly banana cake is perfect for you. ENJOY!
===Ingredients:===

* SERVES 6
* 1/3 cup coconut oil (OR substitue butter, or healthy vegetable oil)
* 1 egg
* 2/3 cup white sugar
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* 1 cup regular or lite coconut milk (OR substitute soy milk or regular milk)
* 1 medium banana
* 1+1/2 cups rice flour OR regular all purpose flour (use rice flour for gluten-free diets)
* 1+1/2 tsp. baking powder
* pinch salt
===SAUCE:===
* 1 medium banana
* 1/2 cup brown sugar, OR natural syrup (like maple syrup)
* 1/3 cup boiling water
===Preparation:===

#Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a deep-sided baking dish or cake pan (for this recipe, I use a round, 9-inch CorningWare-type baking dish).
#If you have a food processor/mixer: Simply place all of the cake ingredients (minus the sauce) in your mixer or food processor. Process or mix to form a batter (the batter will be quite runny). Make sure the banana is well-incorporated into the batter.
#If you do not have a food processor/mixer: Place the banana in a mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the butter/oil (soften first if solid), egg, sugar, vanilla, and coconut milk (or other milk), stirring to combine. Then mix in the dry ingredients, stirring or whisking until you have a more or less smooth batter (batter will be on the runny side).
#Pour batter into the prepared baking dish or pan. Set aside.
#Prepare the sauce by placing all sauce ingredients in food processor or mixer. Process/mix well to form a runny sauce. If you do not have a processor/mixer: Mash the banana in a mixing bowl with a potato masher, then add the brown sugar or syrup. Pour the hot water over and stir to form a runny sauce (don't worry if there are small lumps of banana).
#Now drizzle the sauce all over the cake (the cake will rise with the sauce marbled throughout it).
#Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until the top is golden-brown, and the cake comes away from the sides of the dish/pan.
#Serve warm from the oven as is (it's delicious on its own), or add a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream, if desired. ENJOY!