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Lime and Banana Cake - Makes 12 servings.

Set rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat an 8-cup plain tube pan with cooking spray. Flour pan and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/2 of the zest.

In a separate bowl, mash banana well. Whisk in yogurt and egg yolk. Mix into dry ingredients to make a dense batter.
In another bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks. Fold into batter just until combined, leaving some white streaks.
Transfer batter to pan. Rap pan on counter to eliminate air bubbles and level batter.

Bake 35 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 20 minutes. Unmold and set on wire rack to cool completely.

Mix together confectioners’ sugar, remaining zest and juice. Spoon over cake, letting it drip down sides. When set, about 30 minutes, cover cake with plastic wrap. Let cake sit 6 to 24 hours before serving. Use serrated knife to slice and serve garnished with berries. (Cake is low-fat and gets dryer on second and third day. More glaze as a topping, will give a moister taste.)

Per serving: 212 calories, 1 g. total fat (0 g. saturated fat), 47 g. carbohydrate, 4 g. protein, 1 g. dietary fiber, 235 mg. sodium.