Moist Banana And Walnut Pound Loaf Cake Food

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).

MOIST BANANA AND WALNUT POUND LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 180c, 350F. Grease and line your baking tin Chop walnuts. I like my walnuts roughly chopped for added texture, but it is up to you if you'd like to finely chop them. 2. Use a potato masher or fork and mash the bananas. 3. Mix together the seived flour, salt, bicarbonate soda and baking powder. 4. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, add the eggs a little at a time with a few tablespoons of the flour (to stop the batter from splitting). 5. Add the bananas and walnuts, combine well. 6. Using a metal spoon, fold in the rest of the flour. 7. Transfer mixture to baking tin and spread evenly taking care to make sure the corners also have batter. 18. Place in the oven for 50 - 55 minutes. Test if ready using a metal skewer. Poke the skewer into the center of the cake mixture. If the skewer comes out clean, the cake's ready!

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 WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F In a large mixing bowl cream butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Mix mashed bananas and milk together.
• Blend dry ingredients into batter alternating with banana mixture. Stir in chopped nuts.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round or square baking pans.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes, then turn out on racks until thoroughly cool. When ready to serve frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Cream Cheese Frosting: In mixing bowl, stir cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar a little at a time. Add vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread mixture between layers and around sides.

WALNUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan and set aside.
• Cream together the butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.
• Gradually add to the butter mixture, alternating each addition with the milk.
• Mix until just blended.
• Stir in the vanilla and walnuts.
• Pour into the pan and bake for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool thoroughly on a wire rack.
• Dust with powdered sugar before 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.

BANANA SOUR CREAM-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and bananas.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternating with sour cream, stirring well after each addition.
• Fold in walnuts.
• Pour into greased and floured 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours or until loaf tests done.
• Cool in pan for 20 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator.