Nanci's Banana Cake

Well I tried Kali's version of Nanci's scrummy Banana cake which apparently tasted different, but still just as yummy, to Nanci's so I thought I'd try my own. Its funny how the same receipe can taste different depending who makes it! However as they have all been delicious so I tried it out only to be pleasantly surprised that mine is just as good! However I i did use a little extra ingredients so it did take about 20-30min longer to bake than Nanci's But if your patient enough its well worth the wait!!

Springform tin 22cm or different but change cooking times, less for cupcakes/smaller tins more for loaf tins etc. I just keep checking it when baking

280g Banana very ripe mashed About 3
330g Sugar
125g Butter soft
100ml Buttermilk
225g Self raising Flour
1 tsp Baking powder
2 Large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
20 walnut halfs


Preheat oven 160 for fan 170 if you dont have one. If your oven is prone to being very hot then I do 150

Mix in a processor the butter, sugar, banana, eggs, vanilla for 2 mins
Add the Buttermilk mix until combined
Sift Flour, Baking powder into processor mix, scrape into greased and/or lined tin
put in the oven for 50-80 mins , just keep checking it from about 5omin and judge for your self.

For the icing you can either make classic butter icing like Nanci if you have an extra sweet tooth or like Kali and my self make a similar icing to what you would have with carrot cake.

1.150g of cream cheese, 50g of butter and 75g of icing sugar.
2.mixed them together with a wooden spoon until blended and runny and then put the mixture in the fridge for half an hour to part set.
3. spread evenly and generously onto the cooled banana cake and then top with walnuts.

Thanks to Nanci and Kali I can now enjoy a lovely piece of cake with my cup of afternoon tea.xx