2 cups water
2 ripe bananas
1/8 tsp vanilla
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tbs baking powder
1 egg
2 tbs honey
1/2 cup carob chips

preheat oven to 350°.

in a mixing bowl, combine water, bananas, vanilla, egg & honey. add whole wheat flour & baking powder. mix well. pour mixture into an 8″ cake pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. sprinkle carob chips on top. bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

decorating suggestion: make both the cinnamon & carob frostings (below), then ice the cake with one & use the other as decorative trim.

CINNAMON FROSTING:

combine the following ingredients & blend thoroughly:
12 oz nonfat cream cheese (room temperature)
3 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp honey

CAROB FROSTING:

12 oz nonfat cream cheese (room temperature)
3 tsp carob
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp honey

makes one 8″ cake