Banana Cake

1 c Whole-wheat flour; sifted

1 c All-purpose flour; sifted

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

1/4 ts Salt; optional

1 c Banana; ripe and mashed*

1/2 c Honey

1/2 c Granulated sugar

1 ts Lemon juice; up to 2 tsp.

1/2 c Canola oil

1/4 c Banana liqueur

2 ts Vanilla extract

1/4 c Skim milk

6 lg Egg white; at room temperatu

1/2 ts Cream of tartar

Recipe by: Let Them Eat Cake by Virginia N. White Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 12 cup tube pan that has a removable bottom. Sift together both flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Mash the bananas in a medium-size bowl. Beat in the honey, sugar, lemon juice, vegetable oil, banana liqueur, and vanilla until well mixed. Stir the bowl of liquid ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Beat in the milk for about 1 minutes. In another bowl combine the egg whites and cream of tartar. Beat the egg whites with clean dry beaters until stiff but not dry. Fold half of the egg whites at a time into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Let cool and remove cake from pan. Spread Frosting on the top of the cake.
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