Description
A soft cake made with Greek yogurt and whole wheat flour for great flavor to pair with bananas. Top with a cream cheese frosting and you’re in dessert heaven.
Ingredients
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Cake
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 2 large very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Find the recipe in the link above.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray an 8×8 inch square baking pan with cooking spray, line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper, and then spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients for the cake.
- In a small bowl whisk together the mashed bananas, egg, Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together with a rubber spatula until just combined.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared 8×8 pan and bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake on a wire cooling rack for 10 minutes in the pan before removing it from the pan to cool completely.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- In the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment or with a handheld mixer, whisk together all of the frosting ingredients until they are smooth and fluffy.
- Spread the frosting on top of the cooled banana snack cake.
- Top with chopped toasted pecans if desired.
- Category: Cake, Dessert, Baking