Ingredients
4 Bananas, ripe (peeled & chopped)
1.5 C. Whole wheat flour
½ C. Sugar
⅔ C. Vegetable oil
1T. Baking powder
1T. Vanilla extract
½ T. Baking soda
½ C. Walnuts (chopped)
A pinch of salt
Recipe:
Preheat your oven at 180 degrees C. if using a regular oven; heat both the top and bottom elements.
Add the bananas to a bowl and mash them well. Add sugar, oil and vanilla extract to the bananas and stir so that the oil mixes with the banana puree and the sugar dissolves.
Sieve whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt directly in the bowl.
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients very well.
Now add the chopped walnuts and mix again.
Pour the batter in a greased or lined loaf pan and gently tap and shake the pan. place the pan in the center rack if using a regular oven.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.
When warm or cooled, slice and serve banana cake with tea or coffee.
Tip: if the top of the cake starts browning then cover the top with an aluminum foil.
Manav Malik 