Prep time: 20 mins | Cook time: 1 hr | Total time: 1 hr 20 mins
Incredibly moist and the best banana pound cake from scratch! This delicious, moist banana and walnut pound loaf cake is the perfect breakfast, brunch, and dessert. Easy to make and packed with fresh mashed bananas and nuts.
For best results, make sure not to over-mix the batter or your cake will turn out dense, chewy, and rubbery. Simply lightly fold in the flour to the batter until just mixed.
Whip this moist banana and walnut pound loaf cake soon. Serve a slice with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the best breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients
¼ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
Pinch of salt
75 grams or ⅓ c. or 75 grams of Butter
1 ¼ c. or 225 grams of Plain/All Purpose flour sieved
450 grams or 3 c. peeled VERY RIPE bananas. (about 4 medium bananas)
1 c. or 100 grams of chopped walnuts
1 tsp baking powder
175 grams or ¾ c. Sugar
2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
How to make Moist Banana and Walnut Pound Loaf Cake
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F. Then, line a baking tin.
Step 2: Roughly chop the walnuts for texture or finely chop them if desired.
Step 3: Mash the bananas using a fork or potato masher.
Step 4: Combine the sieved flour, salt, bicarbonate soda, and baking powder.
Step 5: Next, cream the butter with sugar until pale and fluffy. Then, add the eggs (a bit at a time) with a couple of tbsp of flour.
Step 6: Toss in the bananas along with the walnuts. Mix well.
Step 7: Fold in the remaining flour using a metal spoon.
Step 8: To the prepared baking tin, pour the mixture and spread evenly.
Step 9: Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 to 55 minutes or until a metal skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Moist Banana and Walnut Pound Loaf Cake
Ingredients
- ¼ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- Pinch of salt
- 75 grams or ⅓ c. or 75 grams of Butter
- 1 ¼ c. or 225 grams of Plain/All Purpose flour sieved
- 450 grams or 3 c. peeled VERY RIPE bananas. about 4 medium bananas
- 1 c. or 100 grams of chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 175 grams or ¾ c. Sugar
- 2 medium eggs lightly beaten
Instructions
- Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F. Then, line a baking tin.
- Roughly chop the walnuts for texture or finely chop them if desired.
- Mash the bananas using a fork or potato masher.
- Combine the sieved flour, salt, bicarbonate soda, and baking powder.
- Next, cream the butter with sugar until pale and fluffy. Then, add the eggs (a bit at a time) with a couple of tbsp of flour.
- Toss in the bananas along with the walnuts. Mix well.
- Fold in the remaining flour using a metal spoon.
- To the prepared baking tin, pour the mixture and spread evenly.
