Banana Walnut Cake 香蕉核桃蛋糕

Whenever I came across any recipe that I think is a well keeper, I will just write down in a paper. Then the list became longer and longer. Today, I am going to blog about Banana Walnut Cake but I am not too sure where did I get the recipe from as I did not jog down the website. Not sure why I did not do that when I am writing down the recipe. Perhaps, I was in a hurry? Anyway, thanks for the kindly baker who shared the recipe. The following as below:

INGREDIENTS FOR BANANA WALNUT CAKE

100g - Butter

90g - Brown Sugar

2 pieces - Egg (lightly beaten with vanilla extract)

1 teaspoon - Vanilla Extract
320 gm - Mashed Ripe Bananas + 1 tbsp - Lemon Juice
125 ml - Plain Yogurt

100g - Cake Flour
90gm - Plain Flour

1tsp - Baking Soda

1 tsp - Cinnamon Powder
Coarsely Chopped Walnut

METHOD FOR BANANA WALNUT CAKE

1. Pre - heat the oven at 175C.

2. Line paper for the loaf tin. Then set aside.

3. Sift the cake flour, plain flour, Cinnamon powder and baking soda. Then set aside.

4. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with a electric hand mixer.

5. Beat in the egg mixture in 3 times till well blended.
6. Beat in the mashed banana and yogurt till well blended.
7. Fold in the sieved ingredients, in 3 times.

8. Pour the half batter into the prepared loaf tin.  Sprinkle some walnuts and then pour the rest of the mixture and top with walnuts.

9. Bake at oven for 50 minutes or until a cake tester came out clean. If top browns too quickly, cover with aluminium.

8. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Banana Walnut Cake 香蕉核桃蛋糕

Orange Butter Cake top with Almond Crust (蜂蜜杏仁香橙奶油蛋糕)

I love almond flakes very much. Sometime I just toasted in the oven for a few minutes and sprinkle on top of the salads. Love the textures. While surfing the net for recipe, I came across this Orange Butter Cake top with Almond Crust recipe by Nasi Lemak Lover. 

After browsing through the recipe, I went to my pantry and fridge to search for the ingredients. 

"Yes......... I shouted in my heart." I can bake this cake for my afternoon tea time. 

Please pop over to the original recipe, here.

INGREDIENTS FOR ORANGE BUTTER CAKE

125g - Butter

90g - Sugar (I use brown sugar)

2pieces - Egg

1/2 teaspoon - Vanilla Extract

125g - Cake Flour

1/2tsp + 1/4tsp - Baking Powder

4 tbsp - Freshly Squeeze Orange Juice

1 tsp -  Orange Zest

METHOD FOR ORANGE BUTTER CAKE

1. Pre - heat the oven at 170C.

2. Line paper for the loaf tin. Then set aside.

3. Sift the cake flour and baking powder. Then set aside.

4. Beat the butter, vanilla extract and sugar until white and fluffy with a electric hand mixer.

5. Add one egg at a time. Beating well after each addition. After well combined increased speed and beat for 1 minute till fluffy.

6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and slightly tap the loaf tin to release the air bubbles.

7. Bake at oven for 30 minutes or until a cake tester came out clean.

8. Remove from the oven and set aside.

INGREDIENTS FOR HONEY ALMOND CRUST

60g - Almond Flakes

25g -  Honey

15g - Butter

METHOD FOR HONEY ALMOND CRUST

1. Set the oven temperature to 180C.

2. In a small saucepan, melt butter and honey at low heat. Stir occasionally. After combined remove from stove.

3. Pour almond flakes into the butter honey mixtures and make sure the almond flakes are well coated with the mixtures.

4. Place the honey almond crust evenly spread on top of the cake. Then return the cake to oven and bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until the honey almond crust turn golden brown.

5. Remove the cake from the oven, let the cake cool down completely before slicing.

This cake is very popular in my family. Especially my hubby, I think it will be gone in a short while. I personally think that it is best to consumed on that day when the almond flakes still crunchy. The cake itself is quite moist. Sorry for the slightly burnt honey almond crust. This is one of the good recipe to keep.