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| Spiced Banana Cake |
Spiced Banana Cake with Cinnamon and Walnut Topping
A nice change from banana bread, this spiced banana cake is
light and delicious. The walnut topping and glaze add a touch of elegance.
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 -1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup water
2 large bananas, mashed
1- 2/3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cloves
1 Tb. cinnamon sugar
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup confectionery sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-2 Tb. milk (more if necessary)
Beat together first four ingredients until mixture is nicely
blended. Stir in the bananas. Combine the next 6 ingredients. Stir gently into
batter. Spread batter into a greased 10-inch tube pan and sprinkle top with the
cinnamon sugar and walnuts. Press the walnuts lightly into the batter. Bake in
a 325 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let
cake cool for 10-15 mins. Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients until smooth,
adding more milk if necessary. Drizzle over cake. Cool completely then remove
from pan. Serves 10. ~ Adapted
from recipe by Renny Darling
