Bananas and ginger, both popular ingredients in South Pacific foods, combine to flavor a moist, tender cake that can be served warm or cooled.
Banana-Ginger Cake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 9
Ingredients
Cake
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
- 3 medium bananas, mashed (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 2 tablespoons skim milk
Topping
- 1/3 cup frozen light whipped topping, thawed
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
- Dash nutmeg
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until well blended. Add bananas, vanilla and egg; mix well.
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Step2Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and 2 teaspoons ginger to margarine mixture; mix until moistened. Add milk; mix well. Pour into sprayed pan.
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Step3Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly.
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Step4In small bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix gently. Cut cake into squares; serve warm or cool topped with whipped topping mixture.
Nutrition
240
Calories
6g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
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