Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Homemade Birthday Cake Mix


2 cups water
1/4 cup mashed banana
1/8 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 tbs honey
3 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup dried bananas
1/2 tbs baking powder

frosting:
8 oz. low-fat cream cheese
3 tbs. carob powder
1 tsp vanilla

- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- in a bowl, mix together water, bananas, vanilla, egg and honey.
in a separate bown, combine flour, dried bananas and baking powder. mix thoroughly.
- add wet ingredients to dry and mix well.
- pour into an 8-inch greased cake pan and and bake for 45 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
to make the frosting, beat all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.
- spread over the cake and decorate it w/ pieces of crushed dried banana. store in an airtight container.

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