Friday, January 23, 2015

Whole wheat Eggless Banana-Dates cake

Ingredients
1.5 cups whole wheat flour/atta
1 tabsp All purpose flour
4 ripe or over ripe bananas
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup sugar
½ cup milk
⅔ cup any neutral flavored oil/ Margarine/unsaltedbutter
1/4 cup of chopped pitted dates
1/4 cup of raisins
1/2 Tsp of Orange zest or 1 tsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
1/4 cup of walnuts, chopped


Procedure:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
  • Peel and mash the bananas in a blender
  • Add sugar and oil/butter
  • Beat this mixture very well so that oil mixes with banana and sugar is dissolved
  • Add whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt directly in the bowl and stir it well.
  • Add chopped dates, raisins and walnuts and finally add orange zest into the batter
  • Pour the batter into a greased pan and spread it evenly in the pan
  • Bake it in the preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes.
  • Keep checking the cake and test it with the tooth pick. Take out the cake from oven when the toothpick inserted comes out clean. 
  • Allow the cake to cool before serving