I decided that on my first married Sunday at home, I should bake some fantastic treat after church… I wasn’t sure what to bake, but had been reading my blogs that baked creations originating from The Fitnessista’s 100% Whole Wheat Banana Bread… I decided that I should give her recipe a whirl since it sounded fantastic AND I had all of the ingredients on hand, too!  I was lacking a little bit in the banana department so I chose to use up some peaches as a substitute which caused the batter to be slightly dry,which is why I decided to add in the skim milk… All in all, I highly recommend this cake/bread, it’s hearty, super-moist, and deliciously textured!

Peach-Banana Walnut Raisin Cake (adapted from Fitnessista’s 100% Whole Wheat Banana Bread)

Ingredients:

• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cup Domino Light Granulated Brown Sugar
• 1 cup California raisins
• ½ cup crushed walnuts
• 2 1/2 cups 50% blend white + wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 cup diced peaches
• 1 cup skim milk

Directions

Mix the dry ingredients well then add the wet ingredients, whisking until well-blended. Pour into Parchment paper-lined cake pan (or if you don’t have Parchment paper, just spray well). Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees (time could depend on your oven). Remove parchment paper-lined cake from pan and let cool for 10 minutes. Slowly peel away parchment paper and let cook for another 10-20 minutes or until cool to the touch.

Slice into “bread” slices or “cake” slices, whichever you prefer. I chose to cut mine into bread slices because it was easier and allowed for many more servings.

Pictured here is half of the cake cut up, I packed up the other half and gave it to my parents for a special treat! As you can tell this makes a large amount of servings, especially if you cut it into small pieces like I did.

You can choose to enjoy this cake plain (as Bill did), heated and then with a dab of margarine (as Bill did – can you tell he liked this bread?), or smeared with a little bit of peanut butter or fruit preserves (as I plan on doing).  Either way, enjoy!