
How To Make Zucchini Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This zucchini banana cake is a unique dessert that’s made even richer with the addition of crushed pineapples. The honey also adds a nice subtle sweetness.
Serves:
Ingredients
- Âľcupall-purpose flour
- Âľcupwhole wheat flour
- 2tspBaking Soda
- 1tspsalt
- 1tspground cinnamon
- ÂĽtspnutmeg
- ÂĽtspground ginger
- â…”cuphoney
- 2tbspVegetable Oil
- 2eggs,large
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 2cupsbananas,ripe, mashed from 5 small bananas
- 8ozzucchini,grated and squeezed well
- 8ozpineapple,crushed in juice, drained well
For Frosting:
- 8ozPhiladelphia Cream Cheese,â…“ less fat
- ÂĽcuppowdered sugar
- 2tspvanilla extract
Instructions
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To prepare frosting, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom of 13x9x2-inch nonstick metal pan with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; stir well with a whisk.
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In a medium bowl, combine honey, oil, eggs, and vanilla; stir well. Add zucchini, banana and pineapple; mix well.
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Fold wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix well with a spatula until combined.
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Spoon batter into the sheet pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Spread frosting over the cake once cooled and cut into 16 pieces.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 199.79kcal
- Fat:Â 7.48g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3.10g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 2.71g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.74g
- Carbohydrates:Â 31.64g
- Fiber:Â 1.96g
- Sugar:Â 19.24g
- Protein:Â 3.47g
- Cholesterol:Â 35.59mg
- Sodium:Â 248.47mg
- Calcium:Â 27.90mg
- Potassium:Â 216.55mg
- Iron:Â 0.87mg
- Vitamin A: 63.19µg
- Vitamin C:Â 11.84mg
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