Healthy And Delicious Banana Cake Recipe

Bananas are rich in potassium. They are essential in maintaining the proper activities of the cells in our body. This fruit is so common that's why many people are inventing recipes with banana as the main ingredient.


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Many will surely agree that cakes are loved by kids. Conversely, many parents are faced with the problem of making their children eat healthy food like fruits. Good thing, there are cake recipes today that use fruits. You will enjoy now the sweet treat of cakes, in addition to the healthy benefits of fruits. Banana cake is a very good example of this. Your kids will surely love the taste of cake without knowing that they are consuming fruits like bananas.

Banana cakes can be preserved for two to three days using an airtight container that are made with glass, metal and plastic. They are can be served individually or in several slices. Banana cakes are also popular as a school treat.

Here is a simple procedure on how to make a healthy banana cake:

Ingredients:

75 grams or 1/3 cup of softened butter
110 grams or 1/2 cup of unrefined caster sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoon of baking powder
Grated rind of a lemon or an orange (optional)
4 pieces of ripe bananas
50 grams or 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
Procedure:

• Set 12 pieces of paper muffin cases into a muffin tin. Then, heat the oven to the temperature of 350F or 180C.

• Put the butter, caster sugar and the egg to a bowl. Mix in the flour and the baking powder. Use an electric mixer, beat until combined well. After which, add the grated lemon or orange rind.

• Slice the bananas and then put them in a bowl, mash them. Add it to the flour mixture next to the walnuts and then mix them again thoroughly.

• Transfer the mixture to the cases or tins and then bake it until the color turn brown. It is done when it springs back when pressed. It takes about 50 minutes for the cake to be done.

• Let the cake to cool inside the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire tray.

This banana cake recipe is so easy to make, and the end result of this recipe is delicious. You can personalized the cake by adding cake decorating stuffs such as cake decorating flowers, colored candies, grind-ed coconut, chocolates and fresh fruits. Using fondant decorating ideas and butter cream frosting is also an excellent idea in customizing cakes.



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