Description
A healthier smash cake recipe made with banana, applesauce, whole wheat flour, and maple syrup. Perfect for a first birthday celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- Butter and whole wheat flour for pans
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium ripe banana
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pans.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Blend banana, applesauce, milk, and maple syrup until smooth.
- Whisk in egg and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients gently.
- Divide batter between pans.
- Bake 20 to 23 minutes.
- Cool cakes completely.
- Whip cream until fluffy.
- Frost cake and serve.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Use ripe banana for natural sweetness.
- Cool cake completely before frosting.
- Blueberry frosting requires cooled blueberry puree.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 128
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 23
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 61