Thursday, April 2, 2015

Banana Walnut Cake

4 cups unbleached flour (1600 calories)
2 cups sugar (1440 calories)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 cups mashed bananas (approximately 4 very ripe bananas, 400 calories)
2 cups canned coconut milk (280 calories)
1 cup canola oil (2080 calories)
4 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups walnut pieces (1200 calories)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of two 9-inch cake pans parchment paper and lightly brush them with canola oil.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. In a separate bowl, whisk together bananas, coconut milk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and whisk until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips; do not over mix.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans and bake for 30 minutes. 
Makes 16 servings. 438 calories per serving (including 100 calories from flour, 90 calories from sugar, and 130 calories from canola oil)
Slightly altered from http://chefchloe.com/sweets/chocolate-chip-banana-cake.html

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