Description
This luscious vanilla banana walnut cake is moist, tender, and packed with ripe bananas, rich vanilla, and crunchy walnuts. A comforting classic perfect for any time of day.
Ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup sour cream
¾ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cake pan.
2. Whisk dry ingredients together.
3. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
5. Mix in bananas and sour cream.
6. Add dry ingredients just until combined.
7. Fold in walnuts.
8. Bake 40–45 minutes until set.
9. Cool before slicing.
Notes
Use ripe bananas for best flavor.
Do not overmix batter.
Cake tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg