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Makeover Old-Fashioned Banana Cake

By: Jacqueline Kudron  
"When Jacqueline Kudron of Dracut, Massachusetts asked the Light & Tasty team to revamp her banana cake, we couldn't wait to give it a try. Luckily, this version is 171 calories lighter than Jacqueline's original and has 63% less fat. Best of all, the taste and moist texture of her specialty remains."

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 2 cups banana, diced
  • 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, egg whites, applesauce, oil and vanilla. Beat into dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in pineapple. Fold in the bananas, cherries and walnuts.
  2. Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with nonstick cooking spray and dust with flour. Add the batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Footnotes

  • Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 304 calories, 10 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 258 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2007 by LIBBY729 
I thought this recipe was good. I reduced the sugar by half a cup and put less oil and more... MORE

 
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