Banana Nut Fruit Cake

A moist and delicious banana cake with walnuts and dried fruits!

Serves: 8

Equipments and Utensils

• 20 cm round cake tin
• oven
• containers for ingredients
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• weighing scale
• sifter
• mixing bowl
• spatula
• fork for mashing banana
• chopping board
• knife 
• wire rack for cooling
• cake storage container

Ingredients

•  85 grams sugar
• 125 grams butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 pieces large eggs
• 2 pieces large banana or 1 cup mashed banana (308 grams, approx.)
• 1½ cups self raising flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 50 to 60 ml fresh milk
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped
• ⅔ cup Mixed Fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants and citrus peel)
• oil or butter for greasing

To Serve: frosting or icing of your choice (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (fan forced).
2. Grease a 20 cm round cake tin.
3. Cream together sugar, butter and vanilla until well combined.
4. Add the eggs and beat well.
5. Add the mashed bananas and mix well.
6. Dissolve the bicarbonate soda in the milk and add into the mixture.
7. Add the flour alternately and mix until well combined.
8. Pour the batter into prepared cake tin.
9. Bake for 60 minutes (approx.) until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
10. Let cake cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

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Psalms 40:16
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The LORD is great!”






Mrs. Shirley Simmons