Name: Cranberry walnut banana cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 53 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 300 to 350 g (skin removed) over-ripe bananas, mashed; 150 g butter/margarine; 90 g brown sugar; 300 g plain flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 50 ml vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 50 g cranberries, chopped and coated with some flour from the recipe; 30 g walnuts, lightly roasted and chopped; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence; A pinch of salt

Ingredients

300 to 350 g (skin removed) over-ripe bananas, mashed
150 g butter/margarine
90 g brown sugar
300 g plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
50 ml vegetable oil
2 eggs
50 g cranberries, chopped and coated with some flour from the recipe
30 g walnuts, lightly roasted and chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence
A pinch of salt

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time53 min

Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar till light, fluffy, creamy and thick.
Add in eggs one @ a time, mix well.
On slow speed, add in the oil, mix well.
Next, add in the mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla essence, mix thoroughly.
Fold in the sifted flour, mix well.
Finally, add in the flour coated cranberries, nuts, mix thoroughly, scraping from the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl.
Pour the batter into a baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg C for about 50 to 55 minutes. Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
Cool in the dish for about 10 minutes. before removing onto a wire rack to cool completely.