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Creamy Banana Walnut Cake

The Best Creamy Banana Walnut Cake

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 9
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ –¾ cup toasted walnuts

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking pan.
  2. Mash bananas and mix with oil, yogurt, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
  3. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.
  4. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
  5. Stir in walnuts.
  6. Bake 32–38 minutes.
  7. Let cool and frost if desired.

Notes

  • Riper bananas = sweeter cake.
  • Toast walnuts for better flavor.
  • Don’t overmix the batter.
  • Yogurt adds extra creaminess.