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1 cup mashed ripe banana
(about 2 medium)
½ cup skim milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 egg whites
Creamy Cheese Filling
(recipe follows)
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³
cup finely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 8-inch
round layer cake pans with cooking spray,
then flour them.
Combine flour and next three ingredients
in a small bowl; reserve.
In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine
and sugar on Speed 1/Low until light and
fluffy, about 1 minute. Add yogurt and egg
yolk and mix on Speed 3/Medium until
smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
Combine mashed banana, milk, and
almond extract in a small bowl or two-cup
measure.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture
alternately with banana mixture, beginning
and ending with flour mixture. Beat on
Speed 1/Low after each addition until well
blended, about 20 seconds. Increase to
Speed 3/Medium and beat and additional
20 seconds. Add walnuts and mix on
Speed 1/Low until blended, about 20
seconds.
In a medium bowl, beat all 3 egg whites
on Speed 5/High until stiff peaks form,
about 1½ minutes. Using a rubber spatula,
fold beaten egg whites into batter.
Add batter to pan and tap pans gently on
counter to remove air bubbles.
Bake until toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean and tops are golden
brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 15
minutes in pans. Remove from pans and
cool completely on wire rack before
frosting.
Nutritional information for Banana Walnut Torte
with Creamy Cheese Filling per serving:
Calories 433 (32% from fat) • carb. 63g • pro. 10g
• fat 16g • sat. fat 6g • chol. 48mg • sod. 296mg
Nutritional information for Banana Walnut Torte
without Creamy Cheese Filling per serving:
Calories 312 (22% from fat) • carb. 55g • pro. 6g
• fat 8g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 22mg • sod. 282mg
Creamy Cheese Filling
This reduced fat and calorie filling
complements the banana torte deliciously.
Makes 2 cups
12 ounces lowfat cream cheese
½ cup lowfat sour cream
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
Place all ingredients in a medium mixing
bowl. Mix on Speed 3/Medium until well
blended and smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes.
To assemble torte: Spread half of filling on
top of 1 cake layer. Place second layer on
top of first. Spread remaining filling over
top of cake; sprinkle with walnuts.
Nutritional information for Cream Cheese Filling
per serving:
Calories 120 (60% from fat) • carb. 8g • pro. 4g
• fat 8g • sat. fat 5g • chol. 26mg • sod. 14mg
Chocolate Mousse and
Almond Brownies
For chocolate lovers only!
Makes 16 brownies
1½ cups chocolate wafer crumbs
(about 30 wafer cookies)
6 tablespoons butter, melted
¾ cup whipping cream
4 1-ounce squares
unsweetened chocolate
3 eggs
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³
cup sugar
2 teaspoons almond extract
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8
teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate
chips
¾ cup chopped almonds
Place 8 to 10 wafer cookies between two
layers of waxed paper. Flatten with rolling
pin to produce crumbs, or crumb in food
processor fitted with metal blade. Repeat
with remaining cookies.
In a small bowl, mix wafer crumbs with
melted butter. Press into an ungreased
8-inch square pan.
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