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I love to make snack cakes! NO FORK needed! Just pick them up and take a bite! This one is moist and so flavorful! It needs no icing! It is a favorite of mine! It has a rich banana layer and velvety chocolate bottom.
BONUS: One piece is only 113 calories or 5 WW points!
I love it not only because it is low-calorie, but because I really love the texture and the intense banana/chocolate combination. The low-calorie count is a bonus!
See pictures how I made it in the slideshow below.
Enjoy!
Black Bottom Banana Snack Cake~Low Calorie, Low WW Points
A really delicious snack cake with an intense banana taste and velvety chocolate bottom! So easy to pick up and eat! BONUS is the low calories and WW Points!
Servings 24
Calories 113kcal
Equipment
- 1 13x9x2-inch pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 bananas overripe
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup baking cocoa
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Grease or spray a 13x9x2-inch pan.
- With a mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Blend in the bananas.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix well.
- Divide the batter in half by removing about 1-1/2 cups of batter to another bowl.
- Add the baking cocoa to one of the halves and mix it well.
- Spread the chocolate batter into the prepared pan.
- Spoon dollops of the white batter on top of the chocolate batter.
- With a knife, swirl the white batter just a little into the chocolate batter.
- Bake at 350ºF. for 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Store cake covered on top of the counter.
Notes
USE overripe bananas for a more intense banana flavor!
FREEZE overripe bananas that are past their prime in plastic freezer bags! Then microwave them to use in recipes! Microwave 3 frozen bananas for 2 minutes to soften.
GO AHEAD! Dust the tops with confectioner’s sugar if you want!!
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
I first posted this in July, 2014 and updated it to a new format in June, 2023.