Banana Bundt Cake:
2 1/2 cups unbleached white flour*
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom -- optional
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 cup lightly mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup canola oil -- or veg oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 egg whites
* Preferably pastry flour
Preheat oven to 350F.
Prepare a 10" Bundt pan with cooking spray or a light coating of oil. Sift the flour with the baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cardamom, if using, into a large mixing bowl. Add the brown sugar, mix well, and set aside. Combine the egg yolks, bananas, applesauce, oil, and vanilla and mix well. Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and stir just until evenly blended. Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter and pour it into the pan. Bake for about 60 minutes.
