Chocolate-Banana Cake

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Title: Chocolate-Banana Cake
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

6 tb Unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 c Sugar; divided
1 Egg yolk
2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Lowfat buttermilk
1 3/4 c Pureed ripe bananas
1 3/4 c Cake flour
1/2 c Cocoa
=preferably dutch-process
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3 Egg whites
2 tb Powdered sugar

Mix butter, 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar, egg yolk and
vanilla together in bowl with electric mixer until light
and fluffy. Add buttermilk and banana. Mix well. Sift
together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Gradually add flour mixture to batter. Mix until very
smooth.
Beat egg whites in clean bowl until foamy. Gradually add
remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and continue beating
until whites are soft and moist, yet hold their peaks.
Gently fold whites into batter.
Transfer batter to greased and lightly floured 9" square
cake pan. Smooth surface with spatula. Bake on center oven
rack at 350 until wood pick inserted in center comes out
clean, about 1 hour. Let cool on rack at least 30 minutes.
Shake powdered sugar through a fine sieve over cake before
serving (it tastes best when served the day it's baked).
Note: because the batter is heavy, the cake bakes more
quickly around the edges and is slightly lower in the
center.
Makes 8 servings. From The Los Angeles Times

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