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December 15, 2021

Walnut Banana Cake

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Whether it’s banana bread, banana cream pie or a delicious banana split, I love them all! That’s why I’m excited to showcase this moist yet fluffy Walnut Banana Cake!

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Make this cake with ease using a yellow box cake mix as the base and then add wet ingredients, mashed banana and chopped walnuts for a “nuts-about-your-bananas” kind of treat! 

You can dress up your freshly baked Walnut Banana Cake with additional nuts, slices of bananas or even a rich and sticky caramel sauce. Serve it as it for a tasty afternoon treat or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as a dessert. 

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RECIPE TIPS

  • Store your Walnut Banana Cake in the refrigerator for 3-4 days in an airtight container or in the baking pan, wrapped tightly with plastic wrap. 
  • As all ovens cook differently, check on your cake after the recommended baking time and insert a toothpick into the middle. The toothpick should come out clean if the cake is cooked through. If not, allow it to bake for additional time, checking on it so that it doesn’t burn.
  • I used a yellow cake mix for this Walnut Banana cake but if you can only find white cake mix that will be fine too. 

How to make Walnut Banana Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spritz a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Mix the cake mix, cinnamon, eggs, water and oil until well combined. 
  3. Beat the mashed bananas into the batter. mixture together cake batter
  4. Fold in nuts. stirring nuts into batter
  5. Transfer the batter to the baking pan and spread evenly.cake mix put into pan
  6. Bake 34 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center returns clean. Cool in the pan. cooked cake in pan
  7. If desired, garnish with caramel syrup, sliced bananas, and/or additional chopped walnuts.piece of walnut banana of a plate

CAN I FREEZE WALNUT BANANA CAKE?

  • Absolutely! Allow your cake to cool completely before wrapping the baking pan with plastic wrap and aluminium foil. Store your cake in the freezer for up to 3 months and allow it to thaw in your refrigerator. You can serve your cake at room temperature or chilled.
  • A great idea is to freeze your cake in individual slices first, then wrap them individually for freezer storage. This will allow you to take out the exact number of slices you require instead of thawing out an entire tray of cake. 

WHAT VARIATIONS CAN I MAKE TO THIS WALNUT CAKE?

  • Add additional nuts to this cake of your choosing or replace the walnuts for a different nut entirely.
  • If you have a nut allergy, simply omit the walnuts altogether.
  • Add a cream cheese frosting to your cake instead of the suggested caramel syrup.
  • Make walnut banana cupcakes instead a cake by dividing the cake batter into muffin tin cups. You will need to reduce the baking time for cupcakes though. I suggest checking on the cupcakes after baking for 20 minutes. 
  • You can bake this Walnut Banana Cake in a bundt cake tin although it has the potential of losing some of its moisture this way.
  • Make a layered Walnut Banana Cake by either dividing your batter or doubling it for a higher cake once fully assembled. Join the layers with some delicious cream cheese frosting. 

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WALNUT BANANA CAKE AND BREAD?

  • Banana cake is made similarly to how you make any other cake with the addition of mashed banana for flavoring purposes whereas banana bread is much more dense which makes it easier to cut into bread-like slices as well as being able to toast it.  

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  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl
  • Banana Cream Pie Cups
  • Cream Cheese Stuffed Banana Bread
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Walnut Banana Cake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Whether it’s banana bread, banana cream pie or a delicious banana split, I love them all! That’s why I’m excited to showcase this moist yet fluffy Walnut Banana Cake!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cake
Keyword: banana
Servings: 12
Ingredients
  • 15.25 oz box yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 bananas very ripe and mashed with a fork
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • Garnish: additional walnuts caramel syrup, and/or sliced bananas
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spritz a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Mix the cake mix, cinnamon, eggs, water and oil until well combined.
  3. Beat the mashed bananas into the batter.
  4. Fold in nuts.
  5. Transfer the batter to the baking pan and spread evenly.
  6. Bake 34 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center returns clean.
  7. Cool in the pan.
  8. If desired, garnish with caramel syrup, sliced bananas, and/or additional chopped walnuts.
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If you love banana, then you will love this moist, fluffy Walnut Banana Cake! Serve with caramel or some cream cheese frosting! via @TheRockStarMommy

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