Lighter Glazed Banana Pecan Snack Cake

By srumbel

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-3 tablespoons milk
• Additional pecans for garnish

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from wholeandheavenlyoven.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk mashed banana, sugar, yogurt, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon to bowl and gently fold until batter is smooth. Fold in pecans.

Spread batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake cake at 350F 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick tests done. Cool cake completely.

Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk all glaze ingredients until smooth and pourable. Spread glaze over cooled cake and sprinkle with additional pecans. Slice cake into squares and enjoy!

Serves: 16 servings
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins

Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 piece snack cake Calories: 214 Fat: 8.4g Saturated fat: 1.4g Unsaturated fat: 7g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 32.3g Sugar: 19g Sodium: 129mg Fiber: 2.7g Protein: 4.5g Cholesterol: 24mg