Banana Cream Layer Cake

Name: Banana Cream Layer Cake
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup canola oil; 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas, (about 3), plus 2 whole bananas, divided; 1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour, (see Ingredient Note); 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup low-fat milk; 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup whipping cream

Banana Cream Layer Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/banana_cream_layer_cake.html" target="_blank">www.eatingwell.com.</a>

"Here we layer delicate banana-buttermilk cake with a fluffy Bavarian-style cream that's made low-fat by combining nonfat milk with a reasonable amount of whipping cream. The rich taste makes it hard to believe that this cake has only 300 calories and 3 grams of saturated fat per slice...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 large eggs

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1 cup sugar

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1/3 cup canola oil

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1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas, (about 3), plus 2 whole bananas, divided

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1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour, (see Ingredient Note)

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1 cup all-purpose flour

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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3/4 cup low-fat milk

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1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

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2 tablespoons sugar

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/2 cup whipping cream

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