Walnut Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 250 g bananas (about 2-3 pieces)
• 300 g soft butter
• 200 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 eggs
• 400 g spelt flour
• 50 g starch
• 1 packet baking powder
• 100 g ground walnuts
• 50 g chopped walnuts
• 50 ml milk (add more if needed)
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Line a springform pan with parchment paper. Puree the banana flesh in a blender until smooth. Beat the butter with an electric mixer until creamy, then gradually fold in sugar and salt until fully dissolved. Add eggs one at a time, beating for about 5 minutes until frothy.

2. 2.

   Fold in the banana puree. In a separate bowl whisk together spelt flour, starch, baking powder, ground walnuts and chopped walnuts. Alternately stir the dry mixture with milk into the egg batter until a smooth dough forms that falls off the spoon without tearing. Add more milk if needed to reach the right consistency.

3. 3.

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (160 °C fan, gas: level 2–3) for 45-50 minutes. Test with a skewer. Once baked, remove from the oven, transfer the cake onto a cooling rack and let it cool completely. Slice and dust with powdered sugar before serving.