Banana and Pecan Cake
This recipe is such a classic, easy to prepare. Everyone loves it. I add some pecans for a crunchy touch, you could replace them with another nut, and even add a bit of chocolate for more pleasure.
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Équipements
Ingredients
- 4 bananas overriped mashed
- 200 g flour (100 g whole, 100 g white for me)
- 70 g melted butter
- 100 g sugar (muscovado, or other)
- + 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 g pecan nuts coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Grease and flour a cake mould.
- In a salad bowl, mix the mashed bananas, the sugar, the egg and the butter.
- In another salad bowl, mix the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda and the salt.
- Pour the flour mixture over the liquid ingredients. Mix until you get a homogeneous dough.
- Add the nuts (keep the equivalent of 2 tbsp for topping).
- Pour the mixture in the mould.
Finishing
- Sprinkle the top of the cake with the sugar (1 tbsp) and the nuts.
- Take it to the oven and bake for 1 hour.