Banana-date-cake Recipe Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 1/3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 to 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups honey
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups pureed banana(3 bananas)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 4 egg whites
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Sift together flour, 3/4 tsp. baking soda and spices
- into large mixing bowl. In a medium bowl, mix honey, maple syrup, vanilla and
- pureed banana. Stir into flour mixture just until blended. In blender,
- process on high speed boiling water, dates and remaining baking soda until
- dates are pureed. Stir into flour mixture.
- Beat eggs until foamy and gently fold into batter. DO NOT OVERMIX. Spoon
- batter into 2 non-stick 9x1 1/2" round baking pans.
- Bake at 360F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done in center