Pineapple Orange Cake

This cake is delightful... Emphasis on the "light"! For a dessert, it's pretty guiltless- but no one would ever know! I have made it several times to take to my grandparent's house... I am pretty
9sure there has never been a piece left for me to take home! (Until I can get my own picture up, this is the one from the Taste of Home website... But yours will look this good too!)

Pineapple Orange Cake

1 pkg. (18 1/4oz.) yellow cake mix
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, undrained
4 egg whites
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
Topping
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, undrained
1 pkg. (1 oz.) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
1 carton (8 oz.) reduced fat cool whip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, oranges, egg whites, and applesauce on low speed for 2 minutes. Pour in a 13x9" baking dish coated in cooking spray. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. In a bowl, combine the pineapple and pudding mix. Fold in whipped topping until just blended. Spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

Frosted Banana Bars

Everyone loves a good treat, especially when you can use up some getting old, blackish bananas in the process! These Banana Bars are seriously to die for good- I may never make banana bread with my black bananas ever again! Try them out, you may convert yourself.

Frosted Banana Bars- My Kitchen Cafe

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup ripe, mashed bananas
frosting, recipe below

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10x15 jelly roll pan. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in sour cream, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the ripe bananas. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick instered in the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting.

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Set aside. In a medium bowl, beat whipped cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, frost cooled bars, and enjoy!