What is fall without baking with pumpkin spice and everything nice? Spiced banana and maple cake feels like a gentle welcome into fall. We can just call it a fall breakfast cake?
Spiced banana and maple cream
Ingredients
Spiced Banana cake ( 1x 7" cake)
- 250 gm Mashed overripe banana 2-3 medium sized banana
- 150 gm Salted Butter (Room temperature) 1¼ stick
- 150 gm Dark Brown sugar ¾ cup
- 3 L Eggs
- 180 gm All purpose Flour 1½ cup
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 3 tsp Pumpkin/ Apple pie/ all spice powder or a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and clove ! If you a cardamon person, add a pinch too...
- 50 gm chopped pecans and walnut ⅓ cup
Maple Whipped Cream
- 2 tsp Maple syrup
- 2 tsp Maple sugar (optional)
- 250 ml Heavy Cream/ Whipping Cream 1 cup
- 1-2 tbsp Maple syrup for drizzle
Instructions
Spiced Banana cake ( 1x 7" cake)
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Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 180°C. Grease and line the cake tin with parchment.
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In a bowl, fitted with a paddle attachment on a stand mixer. Add and cream the butter and sugar (for about 5 minutes)until pale and fluffy.
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Add and beat one egg at a time. Add in the mashed bananas.
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Sift the dry ingredients (baking powder +AP flour) into the bowl. Add the spices and mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are incorporated.
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Fold in the chopped nuts into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin.
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Bake for 35-40 mins or until its golden and springy to touch. Remove from oven and let it cool on a cooling rack.
Maple Whipped Cream
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In a bowl, fitted with a whisk attachment on a stand mixer. Add the heavy cream into the bowl and whip till soft peaks are formed.
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Add the maple syrup and maple sugar. Whisk till stiff peaks are formed. Keep in refrigerator until ready to use.
Assembly
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Add dollops of maple whipped cream on the spiced banana cake. Drizzle maple syrup on the cream before serving the cake.
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Happy Baking
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