Banana Cake with Walnuts

It should come as no surprise that Banana Cake with Walnuts was something that was often made growing up in my household. Because our mother's didn't let anything go to waste.

Overripen bananas including roasted walnuts make this recipe an exceptional option that avoids waste and provides sustenance to your family.

Like Bananas? Try my recipe for Chocolate Banana Muffins, Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins or my amazing Raisin Banana Bread recipe.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Desserts and Snacks

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 282 kcal

Ingredients

3 bananas
½ cup butter
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt eliminate if using salted butter
⅔ cup walnuts roasted - optional
½ cup chocolate chips optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cake pan with butter and flour.
Roast walnuts in a pan then chop them. Set aside.
Lightly beat the butter with the sugar. Add mashed bananas, reserving one for the top of the cake. Add eggs and vanilla extract.
Combine flour and salt in a bowl and mix, then add to wet ingredients. Add chocolate chips and walnuts to batter and mix. Scoop batter into buttered baking dish and top with sliced banana.
Let bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Use a toothpick to check doneness in centre. Set aside and let cool for 10 minutes until removing from pan.

Notes

Top Tips

Although the recipe calls for 3 bananas you can use 4. Use 3 for the batter and then slice one to cover the batter.

Eliminate the added salt if you are using salted butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 262mgPotassium: 207mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg

Keyword banana bread, ripe bananas

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