Banana Apple Walnut Cake (Vegan Of Course)

Howdy Kittens!

So today we have a no fail cake. This the go-to cake I make that usually garners generic but consistent responses such as, 'this is pretty good', ' I like this cake, rheea', 'nice cake'.

Of course all bakers dream of more nuanced replies, but it will have to do for now.

This is a tea cake that goes hella good with coffee/ tea and makes you feel like you are eating something vaguely healthy. Not really, but still.

I made a version for this last week for a dinner party and it was a winer item. Although I had omitted the apples in that one (you can too, just add another banana instead)

Here's What You Need

2 cups flour
1 banana
1 red apple
1/3rd cup oil ( I used olive)
1/2 cup soya mylk (or any other plant-based mylk like coconut, cashew or almond)
3/4th cup brown sugar (use white if you don't have it, but I recommend brown)
A pinch of salt
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 tablespoons cinnamon powder
3/4th cup broken walnuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
3/4th cup desiccated coconut (optional)



How to Make

First peel, core, and cut you apple into pieces. Blend into applesauce using your blender. Add some water to it so it blends well.

Fresh Applesauce

In a large bowl pour your apple sauce, oil, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in. Give it a good stir. Now add your banana in and start to mash it up real good. Once it's integrated well into the mix add your soya (or plant-based mylk) as well. Stir it up.

Pre-mashed banana

Using a sieve pour in your 2 cups of flour, baking powder, and soda. Add the coconut if you are using it and the walnuts. Blend well. It should be a thick but pourable batter. If it's too dry add a few tablespoons more of soya mylk until you have a nice cake batter consistency.

Let it look like this, kk?

Pre-heat oven to 180c. Pour batter into a loaf tin. Pop that baby in for 35-40 min. Check with a toothpick or knife to see if it's done in the middle. This cake takes a little more time to bake, so start doing check after 30 minutes or so.

Parchment Paper, so worth it cats

Let it cool. If you were smart you used parchment paper to line the loaf tin. After 30 min or so take out the cake. If you didn't use parchment paper, make sure you grease the pan well and then loosen the sides with a knife before popping the cake out.  Slice them up and offer it to people you like.

YAY! Where's the coffee?

Till then. Keep it kind. Keep it real.