Preparation time : 15 minutes
Baking time : 30 to 35 minutes
Number of serves : 12
1. Wheat flour - 3 cups
2. Ripe bananas (mashed) - 6
3. Sugar - 1 cup (powdered)
4. Vegetable oil ( any ) - 1 cup
5. Vanilla essence - 1 1/2 teaspoons
6. Cooking soda - 1 teaspoon
7. Baking powder - 3 teaspoons
8. Salt - a pinch
9. Dry fruits such as tutti fruity, broken almonds - 1/2 cup
Method of preparation :
1. Take 3 cups of wheat flour in a mixing bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cooking soda, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
2. Pass the flour mixture through a sieve twice so that baking powder and cooking soda mix thoroughly with the flour. Keep aside.
3. In another bowl, add mashed bananas and powdered sugar. Beat the mixture for atleast 10 minutes to get a smooth consistency.
4. To the above mixture, add 1 cup of any vegetable oil (except sesame oil) and 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence and mix.
5. Add wheat flour into banana mixture and gently mix (avoid beating the mixture).
6. Add dry fruits and mix.
7. Preheat the oven to 180°Celsius.
8. Grease the baking dish with the same oil that is used in the preparation of dough.
9. Pour the mixture into baking dish, and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes or until the cake is fully baked.
10. After the cake is done, remove from oven and cool. When cool, invert the cake onto a wooden board and cut into slices.
11. Store in airtight container and refrigerate for prolonged usage.
