BANANA WALNUT CAKE

BANANA WALNUT CAKE
Delicious cake flavoured with bananas and walnuts.
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS
Bananas 4 large

Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

Walnuts 5-6

Refined flour (maida) 2 cups

Baking powder 1 teaspoon

Soda bicarbonate 1/4 teaspoon

Butter 10 tablespoons

Sugar 3/4 cup

Eggs 3

Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon

Coffee powder 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon powder 1 teaspoon

Milk 10 tablespoons

METHOD
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a baking dish. Peel and mash bananas, add lemon juice and mix well. Shell walnuts and coarsely chop them. Sieve flour with baking powder and soda bicarbonate. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. In a separate bowl break eggs one at a time and beat them well. Add the beaten eggs to the butter and sugar mixture and mix. Mix walnuts, vanilla essence, coffee powder and cinnamon in a bowl and add to the flour mixture. Add the flour mixture alternating with the banana mixture to the butter, sugar and egg mixture. Add milk. Mix lightly. Pour the batter into the greased baking dish and bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for about one hour. Let it cool in the dish initially and then gently unmould it onto a rack and leave it to cool. Cut into slices and serve with tea.