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Banana nut muffins and cakes


It's nuts around here!  No, I mean, nuts are literally falling off trees around us. So what else can you do but add them to baked breads and cakes. Who's with me?

This is a very easy cake to bake that is always nice to have for breakfast or for coffee/tea time. Your choice of making either a loaf, muffins or round cake.

Here’s what you need:

3 ripe bananas 
100 g butter
120 g sugar
3 eggs
180 g wheat flour or gluten-free flour 
80 g almond powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon  
3/4 cup of walnuts

For topping :
3/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons of by melted butter
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Cream cheese :
100 g cream cheese
3 heaping tablespoons sour cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 170 C / 325 F. In a bowl, blend bananas with a fork until you get a smooth paste.  In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar, then add eggs. Add all other ingredients.  In a buttered pan, pour batter.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.  Mix ingredients for nut topping and add on cake once the middle has risen, and bake for another 3-5 minutes or until the nuts are toasty.  Allow to cool. For the cream cheese topping, cream the 3 ingredients in a bowl.  Top portions with cream cheese depending on everyone's taste.  

Bon appétit !

C'est un gâteau très facile à faire qui est toujours agréable pour le petit-déjeuner ou pour le goûter. C'est au choix de faire un cake, des muffins ou un gâteau rond.

Voici ce dont vous avez besoin: 

3 bananes mûres 
100 g de beurre 
3 oeufs 
80 g de poudre d'amande 
1/2 cuillère à café de bicarbonate de soude 
1 cuillère à café de levure chimique 
1/2 cuillère à café de sel 
1 cuillère à café de cannelle 
80 g de noix 

Pour garnir: 
100 g de noix 
50 g sucre vergeoise brun 
25 g de beurre fondu 
1/2 cuillère à café de vanille 

Fromage Frais : 
100 g de fromage à la crème (type Philadelphia ou Kiri) 
1 petit suisse 
50 g de sucre en poudre 

Préchauffer le four à 170 C / 325 F. Dans un bol, mélanger les bananes à la fourchette jusqu'à obtenir une pâte lisse. Dans un autre bol, melanger le beurre et le sucre, puis ajouter les œufs jusqu’à c’est crémeux. Ajoutez tous les autres ingrédients. Dans un plat beurré, verser la pâte. Cuire au four pendant 20 à 25 minutes. 

Mélanger les ingrédients pour la garniture aux noix. Ajouter cette garniture aux noix une fois que le milieu du gâteaux a monté et cuire au four pendant encore 3 à 5 minutes ou jusqu'à ce que les noix soient grillées. Laisser refroidir. Pour la garniture au fromage, melanger les 3 ingrédients dans un bol. Garnir les portions de ce fromage selon le goût de chacun.   

Bon appétit !! 

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