Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

This cake is quick, easy, and satisfies a sweet tooth!You can also dress it up with nuts or light frostings.

100% would make again

This recipe is:

Healthy

12 Servings

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened

Sugar substitute equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup water

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder

3 tablespoons baking cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 medium ripe bananas, mashed

3/4 teaspoon confectioners' sugar

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar substitute and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, dry milk powder, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in bananas.
• Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and edges of cake are just starting to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 12 servings.

FootNote: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutritional Analysis:

• 1 piece equals 179 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 276 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.