The first choice of banana for making banana cake is "pisang emas" ( golden banana) in Malaysia.
It has a not too "wet" texture and it has the full-bodied smell of banana aroma.
It has a not too "wet" texture and it has the full-bodied smell of banana aroma.
I will always look for this type of banana for making banana cake.
Banana Walnut Cake: ( 2 big loaves and 1 small loaf)
Ingredients:
Butter / Margarine 300g
Castor sugar 150 g
Flour 330 g + 2 tsp baking powder + 1/8 tsp bicarbonate of soda (sift)
6 eggs
mashed banana (300 g after peeling off the skin)
crushed walnut 100g
2 tbsp water + 1 small drop of banana essence ( even 1/8 tsp will be too much !)
1/4 tsp salt
Method:
1. Beat butter + sugar until fluffy and pale.
2. + Egg, one at a time and beat well.
3. + Flour + baking powder + bicarbonate of soda ( Stir with a spoon)
4. + Mashed banana + walnut. Stir well ( spoon).
5. + water + banana essence+ salt.
Oven temperature and time of baking:
180 C ( lower heat) , for 1/2 hour.
Then , 160 C ( upper heat) , 10- 15 mins ( until golden in colour)
Breakfast Menu:
1. Banana Walnut Cake
2. A Mug of Black Coffee without sugar
I added in 1 more spoon of water that day , hence the wetter texture.
But , I won't do that again as my recipe is supposed 2 tbsp of water to be added.
And I was acting to be very clever to add one more spoon of water!