Chunky Banana Walnut Cake

Chunky Banana Walnut Cake

I have been yearning to bake for a while now, often stopping myself because I always thought baking without eggs would be complex or rather a task nearly impossible to achieve! I decided to take the challenge head on and try and I was quite pleased with the results! Yes, one can bake yummy, fluffy, moist cakes without eggs and two of the recipes I've tried, have become instant hits!

If you are a fruit lover and love your cakes with a chunk of your favourite apple or banana, coupled with a dash of health, here's what you need to do!

CHUNKY BANANA WALNUT CAKE

Prep Time: 10 mins | Baking Time: 30-32 mins | Servings: 1 Bread loaf size or 8-9 inch round cake pan

Dry Ingredients:

1. Wheat Flour - 1 cup 
2. Maida - ½ cup
3. Sugar - 1 cup + 1 tablespoon (I used golden brown sugar) - grind it slightly 
4. Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon
5. Cinnamon Powder - 1 teaspoon
6. Salt - a quarter teaspoon
7. Medium sized bananas - 3 chopped (in case of apples, use 1 large apple,  peeled and cored)
8. Walnuts - a handful, chopped (raisins while making apple cake)

Wet Ingredients:

1. Vinegar - 1½ tablespoons (I use apple cider vinegar)
2. Cooking Oil - 5 tablespoons (you can use olive oil or vegetable oil)
3. Vanilla Essence - 1 teaspoon
4. Water - 1 cup (room temperature/cold - not refrigerated)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180° C (350F)
2. Take a cake pan (I used nonstick cake pan) and sieve all the dry ingredients together
3. In case of a nonstick pan, make three holes in the sieved mixture - add oil, vinegar and essence in each of them. Add a cup of water and whisk evenly.
4. Fold the chopped banana and walnut and shake the pan to level the batter
5. Bake for about 30-32 mins or till done
6. Serve warm

Notes (For baking Cinnamon Apple Cake):

• While making apple cake, I used 2 medium sized apples peeled and cored and replaced walnuts with

  

  Spiced Apple Cake

  half a cup of raisins
• I also added a quarter of a teaspoon of nutmeg powder along with cinnamon powder) 
• The baking time was higher compared to the banana cake - it took about 45 mins  
• You can sprinkle some powdered sugar once the cake is ready