kalpana’s la cucina..... spice 4 all seasons: EGGLESS BANANA CAKE

_________________I am Mrs. Kalpana Mhaske, a Home-Maker, from the city of 52-Gates, one of the famous heritage- destination of the world- Ajanta - Ellora Caves, Bibi-Ka- Maqbara (The Taj of Deccan) and Deogiri Fort. i.e. AURANGABAD. I admire cooking - tryout and innovate different cuisines. Basically, both of my gorgeous daughters are foodie, they have always encouraged me in the kitchen and forced to carve a Food Blog, that’s why, I am happy to share the makings with you. I am an artist too. Painting – especially, Canvas-Painting is my one more hobby. In total - Ours is an ART-FAMILY, my husband is an Architect. In the end, I keep the same belief with Louise Fresco - “ Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It's not about nutrients and calories. It's about sharing. It’s about honesty. it’s about identity ”

Saturday 7 May 2016

EGGLESS BANANA CAKE

Cheap and easy, low-fat and low-sugar…..yet extremely moreish ! This banana cake is almost too good to be true.Eggless banana cake recipe – very simple and easy recipe. A one bowl cake recipe which is eggless as well as vegan. A quick and super easy recipe which gives light, soft and moist cake. This cake was liked by everyone in the family and more so by my hubby. The banana cake can be served plain as it is with a evening cup of tea or as a sweet dessert snack. You can also serve the cake slices with some whipped cream or if you want, frost the cake with butter or cream icing. A chocolate icing would also go very well. You can bake this for breakfast or at evening tea time. I have three over riped bananas and no one is ready to eat them, so I made this cake which is finished within no time.

Enjoy banana fruit, nature’s own energy-rich food that comes with a safety envelope! Just try this fresh and delicious dessert banana cake. Hope you all like the recipe ….if yes then do try and share your experiences. After trying this cake recipe, I am very happy because my daughters don’t eat bananas and this I can feed them bananas.

INGREDIENTS:

¾ Cup All Purpose Flour

¾ Cup Mashed Banana [about 2 ripe banana]

6 tablespoon Sugar

½ teaspoon Baking Powder

¼ teaspoon Baking Soda

1/8 teaspoon Salt

¼ Cup Oil [I had taken vegetable oil]

½ teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Some Chopped Walnuts and Cashewnuts

METHOD:

STEP1 – Mix the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and sieve this together to ensure even mixing. Keep this aside.

STEP 2 - Mash the banana in a separate bowl.

STEP 3 – Pre-heat the oven at 180 C.

STEP 4 – Grease the cake pan with clarified butter [ghee] and line it with butter paper and keep it aside.

STEP 5 – Now take a bowl, whisk sugar, oil, vanilla essence with the mashed banana in it until combined well.

STEP 5 – Slowly add the sifted flour mix to the banana mixture and gently fold the mixture until the batter shows no trace of flour. Don’t overmix or overbit.