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Chocolate Banana Cake

By
James Dennes (CC-BY)

Cake Ingredients:

  • 2 Cups Whole-wheat flour
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ½ Cup Brown sugar
  • ½ Cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 4 Large Ripe bananas, mashed
  • ½ Cup Plain, lowfat yogurt
  • 2 Tbs Lowfat milk
  • 2 Egg whites
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • Vegetable cooking spray

Frosting Ingredients:

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  • 1 Cup Lowfat milk
  • ¼ Cup Splenda
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ½ Cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ Cup Cornstarch
  • 1 Tbs Butter
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda.
  3. Add the bananas, yogurt, milk, egg whites and vanilla.
  4. Stir and spray an even coat onto a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  5. Pour cake batter into pan and spread evenly.
  6. Bake 25 – 30 minutes. Cool.

Frosting:

  1. While cake is baking, heat ¼ cup of milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Stir in Splenda, sugar, cocoa and cornstarch.
  3. Slowly fold in remaining milk and bring to a low boil until thick, stirring continuously.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
  5. Allow to cool and spread on top of cooled cake.

Servings: 16

Cooking Tips:
For an extra touch, sprinkle the top of the cake with semi-sweet chocolate chips, fresh banana slices or toasted nuts!

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208.56
Calories From Fat (9%) 18.90
Calories From Protein (8%) 16.80
Calories From Carbs (82%) 170.33
Calories From Alcohol (1%) 2.53
% Daily Value
Total Fat 2.18g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.16g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.52g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.20g
Trans Fatty Acids 0.00g
Cholesterol 3.06mg 1%
Sodium 192.94mg 8%
Potassium 355.20mg 10%
Carbohydrates 47.03g 16%
Dietary Fiber 4.62g 18%
Sugar 26.89g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 42.40g
Protein 4.96g 10%
Vitamin A 57.38IU 1%
Vitamin C 3.54mg 6%
Calcium 54.47mg 5%
Iron 1.59mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.20IU 2%
Thiamin 0.09mg 6%
Riboflavin 0.14mg 8%
Niacin 1.36mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 10%
Folate 17.90µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 1%
Pantothenic Acid 0.36mg 4%
Phosphorus 117.71mg 12%
Magnesium 62.33mg 16%
Zinc 1.02mg 7%
Copper 0.32mg 16%
Manganese 0.90mg 45%
Selenium 13.15µg 19%
Alcohol 0.36g
Caffeine 12.36mg
Water 50.31g
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