Whole wheat banana, ginger and walnut cake
An easy snack cake filled with the goodness of bananas, the warmth of ginger and cinnamon and the bite from the walnuts. Not overtly sweet; perfect with a cuppa either as it is or topped with a simple chocolate frosting. Can also be a light and less guilty indulgence to appease the sweet tooth.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup plain whole wheat flour (I used atta)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsp chopped crystallised ginger
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup ripe mashed bananas (I used two small ones)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
For the frosting (the following measurements are to cover half of the cake; if you want to cover the whole cake, double the ingredients)-
- 100 gms dark chocolate, chopped
- 3-4 tbsp milk (I used whole milk)
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven at 180deg C.
- Line an 8 inch square baking pan with foil.
- In a bowl, add the eggs and sugar and beat until pale and foamy ( it took me about 3-4 minutes with my electric whisk).
- In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, walnuts, ginger and cinnamon.
- Add the mashed bananas and oil to the egg mixture and fold in.
- Tip in the flour mixture into the egg mixture and fold in until everything is mixed well together.
- Tip the batter into the lined baking pan.
- Place the pan in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out dry.
- Cool the pan on a rack for a few minutes.
- Remove the foil and cool completely on the rack.
- Cut half of the cake into squares. ( If not frosting, cut the whole cake into squares and serve or store in air tight container; if you are frosting, proceed to next step).
- Melt the dark chocolate and mix in the milk.
- Spread it on the other half of the cake.
- Cut into squares and serve or wait till the frosting is at room temperature before storing in airtight containers.
Video
Notes
I decided not to frost one half of the cake as we wanted to enjoy them like that as well. If you want to frost the whole cake, double the recipe for the frosting. Then cover the cake with the frosting after cooling the cake completely; cut into squares and enjoy!