Banana and Walnut Cake Recipe

Recipe : Banana and Walnut Cake

Ingredients :

500g ripe bananas (4-5 bananas) peeled, mashed with a fork

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup Carnation Light evaporated milk

1/4 cup golden syrup

2 egg whites

1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour

1 cup white self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

1/4 cup unprocessed bran

1 cup sultanas

45g coarsely chopped walnuts (reserve 1 tbsp for decoration)

Method :

Preheat oven to 190C and lightly spray a deep 23cm x 13cm loaf tin with vegetable oil spray. In a large bowl, sift the flours, baking powder, cinnamon and artificial sweetener together. Fold in the bran.

Using a blender or hand mixer, beat together the honey, milk, golden syrup and egg whites. Add this mixture to the sifted flour mixture and stir well. Fold in the mashed bananas, sultanas and lastly the chopped walnuts.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and sprinkle the remaining 1 tbsp of nuts over the top of the loaf. Bake for 55-60 minutes (test with a skewer - it should come out clean). Cut cold cake into 20 slices.

Serves 20

Per Serve -

Fat - 1.8g

Kilojoules - 514

Calories - 122

Carbohydrates - 22.5g

Protein - 3.0g

Fiber - 2.6g

A firm favorite for afternoon tea or picnic lunches. This is a large cake that will satisfy a large appetite.

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