musings on the amusing

leadingtone:

Brahms - Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118
I. Intermezzo in A minor
II. Intermezzo in A major
III. Ballade in G minor
IV. Intermezzo in F minor
V. Romanze in F major
VI. Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano 

playing this at my senior recital!

luckyloss:

CAKE TIME!

I was feeling like crap yesterday, so I decided to make something! And boy, was it a good idea. Since I’m off work(I work at Starbucks) I missed having the Banana Chocolate Chip Cake there, but those go for almost 400 calories! So I made my own! It tasted so good. Both my mom and youngest brother approve!

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup non-fat or 2% milk
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup white flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• pinch cinnamon
• pinch salt
• 6 tbsp dark chocolate chips
• PAM spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix banana*, egg, and milk together. Add sugar. Mix.
   *I peeled and froze my bananas, then let them thaw. I also recommend using very ripe bananas for a sweeter taste.
3. Combine both flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in seperate bold.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and mix well.
5. Add 5 tbsp chocolate chips and stir.
6. Spray cake or muffin pan with PAM.
7. Pour batter into cake pan. If using muffin pan, pour about 3/4s full.
8. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
9. Bake on middle rack for 20-25 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and cool before serving.
11. Eat up and enjoy the heck out of it!

*My little brother had his with peanut butter, which also tastes really good!

Makes 12 pieces/muffins
Calories: 110, Fat: 3.2g, Carb: 18.6g, Protein: 2.6g

And of course, ingredients can be substituted for even more healthier choices. (ex. Stevia instead of sugar)

Yee! making these right now! Except I halved the recipe since my oven is tiny and I can only make six muffins at a time.