Banana Nut Loaf Cake Food

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.

BANANA LOAF CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Mash bananas and add flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and egg. Mix well. Pour into loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

BANANA-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch (2-quart) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions of banana; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, by hand.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANA & WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 2lb loaf tin with some butter and line the base with baking parchment, then grease this as well.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and egg, then slowly mix in flour and baking powder. Peel, then mash the bananas. Now mix everything together, including the nuts.
• Pour your mixture into the tin and bake for 1 hr, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack before removing from the loaf tin. The loaf can now be wrapped tightly in cling film and kept for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 1 month. Defrost and warm through before serving. Serve in thick slices topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with a little Easy chocolate sauce (see recipe, below).

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
• Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

BANANA WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl, set aside. Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup with a spout, set aside. Lightly brush a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter while mixing until incorporated. Add the bananas (the mixture will appear to be curdled, so don't worry), and remove the bowl from the mixer.
• With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the nuts and transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack. Wrap in plastic wrap. The banana bread is best if served the next day.

BANANA NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas; beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; add to butter mixture, beating on low speed until just moistened. Stir in pecans.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9- x 5- x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour, 5 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Transfer cake to a wire rack; let cool completely, about 1 hour.

BANANA NUT LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the bran flakes in a bowl, cover with the milk, and allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, sugar, raisins, walnuts, and wheat germ. Stir well.
• Mash the bananas thoroughly, break in the eggs, and stir to combine.
• Add the banana mixture and soaked bran flakes to the dry ingredients. Mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a greased loaf pan, and bake for approximately 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Turn onto cooling rack and let stand for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together mashed banana, melted butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring just until combined. Fold in the walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Remove from the oven, unmold from the pan, and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.

BANANA LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175C fan forced (for conventional I would recommend about 185C).
• Grease and line (with baking paper) a standard loaf tin.
• Sift flour, bi-carbonate and baking powder together.
• Cream butter and sugar with a stand mixer or hand held mixer until well mixed.
• Add the egg and mashed banana and mix well together.
• Add the sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated and mix well and then add the 2 tablespoons milk and mix through.
• Add sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated.
• Pour mix into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, test with skewer for doneness (should come out clean).
• Would recommend to leave in pan for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out.

BLUEBERRY-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until blended. Stir in the bananas and blueberries. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool for 15 minutes. Remove the loaf from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP SOUR CREAM LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
• In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
• In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
• Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
• Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
• Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5" baking pan), or until cake test done.
• For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.

BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the mashed bananas, butter, and beaten eggs. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the first mixture until blended. Add the chopped nuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the center rack of the preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let the bread cool completely on a rack before slicing and serving. Enjoy!