Banana Spice Snack Cake

Yum! The kids wanted me to whip up an afternoon snack today, and this fit the bill perfectly for being quick to throw together and bake. I had to laugh reading Katzen's review...I am so that mom. I used 1 c white wheat flour and 1/2 c oatmeal, flaxseed for the egg, and greek yogurt subbed in for some of the butter. To redeem myself with the toddler set I sprinkled a few tablespoons of chocolate chips on top of the batter before baking. Worked out just fine! Thanks for posting :). Made for ZWT 9, Gourmet Goddesses.

Awesome! The recipe was converted to gluten free by using a brown rice flour blend and adding in 3/4 tsp of xantham gum. The result was an amazing, moist and delicious cake. This may well be a new gluten free favorite for me. Made for Tropical Dessert Challenge, ZWT9.

I whipped up this little beaut for our VIP, Mikekey, for Veg Swap #60 - and what an easy little number it was! While the softened butter and light brown sugar whipped into a light and fluffy cloud, I gathered and prepped the rest of the ingredients. Because my Mom & Dad are arriving to visit me from Ontario (home!) and I'll be seeing them for the first time in a year (!!), I wanted to make something special that they'd like - so, I changed the flour ratio to 3/4 cup all-purpose and 3/4 cup spelt (Mom started my education on whole grain breads and flours when I was a wee girl, much to my embarrassment at school! Everyone else had Nutella and Fluff on Wonder, and I had fresh ground no-sugar-added PB on whole wheat! The horror!) ANYWAY! The flour changed worked out lovely, and Mikekey, this is a definite HIT! Oh - I did add 3/4 cup pecans, because, well, no banana bread ever came without nuts in our house! I wanted to do walnuts, but I couldn't find them. Oh, and instead of the cloves and nutmeg, I used mixed spice - that was sheer laziness, because I know I have cloves and nutmeg... but I laid my hand on mixed spice first, and hey, mixed spice HAS cloves and nutmeg in it - well, at least this organic version does. :oops: As I do with all of my quick breads, muffins, and many of my scones, a covering of recipe #297272 by Starrynews was shaken on top before it hit the oven. :o) This is a very versatile recipe, and will be made again and again! Thanks, Mikekey! It was a HIT! (With both my parents, and my parrots!)

This was a delightful alternative to banana bread - the texture is so much lighter and fluffier. I doubled all the ingredients and baked in a 13x9-inch pan for 30 minutes (I just knew the 8-inch square pan would not be enough!). I let the cake cool, then sprinkled it with powdered sugar. This was such a treat - I can't wait to make it again. Thanks for sharing. Made for PRMR Tag Game.

Absolutely delicious! I had to use egg nog in place of the buttermilk and it gave the cake a little more spice I suppose. It was easy to make, very moist, and pretty to look at. I ate it warm with my morning coffee. I will make this often. In my opinion, it's much better than banana bread. Thanks for sharing. Made for Football Game 2011.