Banana Walnut Cake
Banana Walnut cake is a perfect excuse to use overripe bananas. This cake is moist, crunchy and easy to bake for your morning tea or desert. The walnuts in the cake complements the sweet taste of bananas making this cake one to die for. Bananas are incredibly healthy; rich in potassium and magnesium. Besides, they are readily available throughout the year. Walnut, on the other hand offer protein and antioxidants. A combination of these two ingredients will make a healthy cake for you.
Cooking with electric pressure cooker
Spoiler alert! Who said you must use an oven to bake a cake? Modern kitchen equipment have made baking easier and faster. One such equipment is the electric pressure cooker. If you have one, why not use it to bake your cake and eat it whole! figuratively. An electric pressure cooker can do more than just pressure cook. It can bake, roast, steam and even make yogurt. You can use an electric pressure cooker to bake this crunchy and soft banana walnut cake and your family will love it. When feeling lazy, I use my electric pressure cooker to cook my dishes; like the pressure cooked pilau (pilaf) rice recipe.
Benefits of pressure cooking
Pressure cookers reduce cooking time by almost 50-70%. This fast method of cooking also helps to minimize the loss of nutrients in food; the longer the foods are cooked, the more the nutrients are destroyed. Cooking with pressure cooker reduces the amount of liquid used and time it takes to prepare dishes thus preserving the nutrients and taste.
Electric Pressure Banana Walnut Cake recipe
Equipment
- 1 Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 bananas ripe
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup Walnuts coarsely chopped
- 1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
Instructions
- Cream the butter and the sugar together until they blend well
- Add the eggs and mashed bananas into the mixture and whisk until mixed well
- In a separate bowl, sieve the dry ingredients together, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; mix them well
- Add the dry mixture into the eggs and banana mixture and combine them well using a wooden spoon of a spatula
- Add the chopped walnuts and fold them into the mixture until well combined
- Prepare the cake tin by greasing or lining with a parchment paper
- Pour the cake mixture into the tin and cover the top with foil paper to avoid contact with the steam from the cooker
- Pour 1 cup of water into the pressure cooker then place the trivet inside
- Place the cake tin on the trivet inside the pressure cooker and cover with the lid
- Depending on the brand of the pressure cooker you are using, use the bake function to set the timer on the cooker; if your cooker does not have the bake function, set the timer manually at 30 minutes
- When the timer gets to zero, release the pressure manually to open the lid
- Test for doneness of the cake by using a toothpick; if done remove from the cooker and let it cool before serving
