Low-fat Tropical Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 13
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ripe banana, mashed with
• 1 tablespoon lime juice or 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon orange juice or 1 tablespoon juice, of choice
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup nuts or 1/2 cup chocolate chips, if desired (puts more fat into recipe)
• 12 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon citrus juice (you can use the same as above or make it different for a twist)
• 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, shavings

Recipe

• 1 grease a loaf pan and preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix the egg, banana/citrus juice mixture, unsweetened apple sauce and nuts or chocolate chips (if desired) until well mixed, but not completely smooth.
• 4 mix the wet ingredients into the dry mixture until batter is smooth and pourable.
• 5 the mixture should never be completely smooth because of the banana chunks and nuts or chocolate chips (if desired).
• 6 pour the mixture into the loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes.
• 7 while baking the cake, mix the confectioners sugar and citrus juice in a small sauce pan over med-high heat, until the sugar carmelizes and becomes smooth.
• 8 once smooth, reduce heat to medium and wait until cake is done.
• 9 once cake is baked, allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and pour the carmelized sugar/citrus juice frosting over the cake.
• 10 quickly sprinkle with coconut shavings, as frosting will become hardened once cooled.
• 11 serve and be happy.