BANANA-BROWNIE CAKE

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Ingredients:

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1 cup    all-purpose flour

1/3 cup  unsweetened cocoa

1/4 cup  nonfat dry milk powder

1/4 tsp  baking soda

1/4 tsp  salt

1        large very ripe banana

1 cup    sugar

2        large egg whites

1/4 cup  buttermilk

1 tsp    vanilla extract

 

Instructions:

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Preheat oven to 350 F.  Coat 9 inch square baking pan with vegetable

cooking spray.  Combine flour, cocoa, milk powder, baking soda and salt

in bowl.  Puree banana, sugar, egg whites, buttermilk and vanilla in

food processor until smooth.  Add dry ingredients and pulse just until

blended.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick

inserted in center comes out just clean.  Cool on wire rack.  Cut into 2

inch squares.  Makes 16.  65 cal, 1 gm protein, 0 gm fat, 15 gm

carbs, 42 mg sodium

 

Notes:

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As a substitute for the buttermilk, take some non-fat yogurt and dilute

it with skim milk to buttermilk consistency.  Use same amount total, -

1/4 cup.  It's probably about 1/8 cup yogurt + 1/8 cup milk??

 

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From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Janet "Mostly Harmless" Morrissey)