Banana Cake

This cake always reminds me of my childhood. As a kid, I always tried my best not to hurt anyone. Once my mom made this cake and gave me a piece. At that age I did not like it i guess, so I threw it out of the window and my mom thought I ate it. She gave me another piece, without refusing it, I took it also and threw it out. Two days later my mom saw it out and then I had it. :- )

How mean could I be :- (. Now I crave for this cake and my daughter does the same with me. She cannot tolerate the smell of banana. Nevertheless I am planning to make this soon.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 45 minutes - 1 hour

Ingredients

Maida / All purpose flour - 200gm
Sugar - 200gm
Butter - 160gms
Banana essence - a few drops
Eggs - 3
Banana - 2
Cashew nuts - 20gms chopped
Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

1. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
2. Beat one eggs at a time and add it to the cream little by little
3. Sieve flour with baking powder and salt thrice
4. Add crushed /  pureed banana and banana essence to the flour
5. Fold the flour into the cake mixture and add chopped cashewnuts
6. Pour the batter into the greased cake tin and bake at 180 C / 300 F for 45 minutes - 1 hour.

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