Sunday, April 19, 2009

LOW-FAT BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Oooooooooooo! I'm making this for hubby's bday this year!

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1/4 cup canola oil
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup light tub cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
Preparation:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat inside of 9-inch cake round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Place brown sugar, egg in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add oil, milk, mashed banana and vanilla extract and mix until well blended. Gradually mix in flour mixture until just moist.Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.For the frosting, place sugar, cream cheese and vanilla in a medium bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread frosting on top of cooled cake.
Cake serves 12.

Per slice:
Calories 305
Calories from Fat 62
Total Fat 6.6g, (sat 1.4g)
Cholesterol 22mg
Sodium 234mg
Carbohydrate 56.5g
Fiber 1.2g
Protein 4.3g

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