Warm Tropical Fruit and Buttermilk Torte with Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons turbinado raw cane sugar
- 6 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 mango, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 3/4 cup peeled, cored and sliced pineapple
- 3/4 cup diagonally sliced banana
- Caramelized banana slices, recipe follows
- Raspberry Sauce, recipe follows
- Serving Suggestion: Fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt
- 2 bananas
- 2 tablespoons turbinado raw cane sugar
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 teaspoon concentrated fruit sweetener
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
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Instructions
- Special equipment: 10-inch cake pan
- Grease and flour the cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add another 1/2 cup of sugar and beat until incorporated. Gradually add in the buttermilk, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg whites in 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl stir together the flour and baking powder. Add the flour mix into the batter with the vanilla and mix together until well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and arrange the mango, pineapple, and banana decoratively on the top. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let the torte cool slightly and slice. Serve each slice warm with a small scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt, 2 caramelized banana slices and 2 tablespoons of raspberry sauce.
- Slice the bananas on the diagonal into 24 slices and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the sugar and caramelize under a broiler for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Place raspberries, sweetener, and lemon juice in a blender and process until smooth. Strain and set aside.
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