Name: Banana Walnut Cake
Yield: Makes One 9-inch Round Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups walnut pieces; ½ cup dark brown sugar; 4 ounces (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; 3 ripe bananas, about 1¼ pounds; Butter for the pan; ½ cup quinoa flour; 2 eggs; ⅓ cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ½ cup sugar

Preparation info

Makes
One
9 inch Round Cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good to the Grain

By Kim Boyce

Published 2010

About

Ripe bananas can be cloying, but they’re great for baking. In this recipe the fruit is paired with quinoa flour and walnuts to temper its sweetness. This is a homey cake, with a humble, old-fashioned quality that makes it a hit at school bake sales—or just around the kitchen, where I often find myself standing at the stove, slicing off wedges to have with a cup of tea.