Banana Walnut Cake

 

 

 Ingredients :

• 4 bananas (medium to large ripe or overripe) – 300 grams
• 1.5 cups whole wheat flour or 180 grams whole wheat flour
•  1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
•  1 pinch salt
•  ½ cup regular sugar or organic unrefined cane sugar or 100 grams sugar
•  ⅔ cup any neutral flavored oil (I used sunflower oil)
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  10 halved walnuts – chopped or any dry fruits of your choice (optional)
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• Instructions : 
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• Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit). If using a regular oven, heat both the top and bottom elements. For a microwave convection oven, just preheat the oven.

Making cake batter

• Peel and chop the bananas. Add them to a bowl and mash them with a fork. You can also use a blender to mash the bananas.
• Add sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
• Mix thoroughly so that the oil mixes evenly with the banana puree and the sugar dissolves.
• Sieve whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt directly in the bowl. You can also sieve these separately and then add them to the wet ingredients.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients very well.
• Add the chopped walnuts and fold again. Apart from walnuts, you can also add raisins, pistachios or any nuts and dry fruits of your choice.
• Pour the batter in a greased or lined loaf pan ( 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches) or round cake pan (7.5 x 2 inches).

  Baking banana cake

   
  

  • Gently tap and shake the pan. Place the pan in the center rack if using a regular oven or otg.
  • Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for 45 to 50 mins or until a wooden skewer or tooth pick inserted in the cake comes out clean. 
  • If the top of the cake starts browning then cover the top with an aluminium foil or parchment paper while baking.
  • When warm or cooled, gently remove the cake from the pan. Slice and serve  to lord and later  enjoy banana cake 

  
  

   

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