Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

A few months ago, my good friend Kari from Craft Create Cook shared this recipe with me to share with you. This Healthy Banana Cake Recipe is seriously delicious and so easy to make. Her recipe included regular granulated sugar, but I tried it using my new favorite substitute and LOVED the results.

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Growing up, banana cake was something I always looked forward to having. My Granny made a recipe that I remember vaguely, but usually, it was at church potlucks that I found this cake. So, when Kari offered to make one for us, I was thrilled. Her pictures are a bit prettier than how mine turned out, but the taste was just as amazing.

Using a 9"x13" casserole or cake pan is perfect for this recipe. It cuts into 16 nice sized pieces that are only 4 SmartPoints each without icing and 6 SmartPoints each with icing. I love how Kari used a piping bag to add just a dollop of icing to each piece so it's pretty and a bit less calorie dense.

Make our Healthy Banana Cake Recipe in minutes! This delicious WW FreeStyle Recipe is a perfect Weight Watchers dessert that everyone will love. Homemade cake recipes are a hit with our family, especially with this simple option ready in a half hour!

Ingredients for Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

⅔ cup shortening (you can replace with butter or margarine, but points change)

1 cup Swerve granulated sweetener

2 eggs

1 cup mashed ripe bananas, usually 2-3 bananas

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup low-fat buttermilk

Ingredients for Cream Cheese Frosting

2 SmartPoints per serving when divided by 16

4 ounces light cream cheese, softened

¼ cup butter, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup Swerve confectioners sweetener

Directions for Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 325 degrees (dark pan) or 350 degrees (glass pan).

Spray cake pan/casserole with nonstick cooking spray and set aside

With a mixer, cream shortening and Swerve sweetener together until fluffy (approximately 3 minutes).

Add eggs, bananas, and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat well.

In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and baking soda mixing well.

Add flour and buttermilk to the liquid mixture and beat until just combined.

Pour into a prepared cake pan.

Bake for 20-35 minutes depending on pan choice (dark pan for 25-35 minutes, glass pan for 20-30 minutes). Check with a toothpick in the center to see if done completely.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

If adding cream cheese frosting, follow directions below:

Add cream cheese, butter, and vanilla to a mixer and beat well until smooth. Slowly mix in the Swerve confectioners sugar until combined. Increase the speed and whip until you have a frosting consistency you prefer. Usually 2-3 minutes. You may add a bit of water or more confectioners sugar as needed to get the texture you prefer.

Place icing in a piping bag and pipe in small amounts onto each square of the cake prior to serving.

Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

50 mins

6 SmartPoints per slice (with frosting) on the WW FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans Note: If leaving the frosting off the cake, subtract 2 SmartPoints 8 SmartPoints per slice on the Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale Plan 6 PointsPlus per slice

Serves: 16

Ingredients

⅔ cup shortening (you can replace with butter or margarine, but points change)
1 cup Swerve granulated sweetener
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas, usually 2-3 bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup low-fat buttermilk
Ingredients for Cream Cheese Frosting
2 SmartPoints per serving when divided by 16
4 ounces light cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup Swerve confectioners sweetener

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees (dark pan) or 350 degrees (glass pan).
Spray cake pan/casserole with nonstick cooking spray and set aside
With a mixer, cream shortening and Swerve sweetener together until fluffy (approximately 3 minutes).
Add eggs, bananas, and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat well.
In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and baking soda mixing well.
Add flour and buttermilk to the liquid mixture and beat until just combined.
Pour into a prepared cake pan.
Bake for 20-35 minutes depending on pan choice (dark pan for 25-35 minutes, glass pan for 20-30 minutes). Check with a toothpick in the center to see if done completely.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
If adding cream cheese frosting, follow directions below:
Add cream cheese, butter, and vanilla to a mixer and beat well until smooth. Slowly mix in the Swerve confectioners sugar until combined. Increase the speed and whip until you have a frosting consistency you prefer. Usually 2-3 minutes. You may add a bit of water or more confectioners sugar as needed to get the texture you prefer.
Place icing in a piping bag and pipe in small amounts onto each square of the cake prior to serving.

WW Points for Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

Makes 16 servings

6 SmartPoints per slice (with frosting) on the WW FreeStyle, Flex, and Your Way Plans

Note: If leaving the frosting off the cake, subtract 2 SmartPoints

8 SmartPoints per slice on the Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale Plan

6 PointsPlus per slice

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