Banana Cake

What you need:

For the cake:

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cups granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp) at room temperature

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 salt

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup walnuts

• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

• 3 very ripe bananas (medium/large)

Lets make it:

1. preheat the oven to 350 F or 176 C. Grease and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25 long x 5.25 wide x 2.75 deep). Lightly roast walnuts , continuously stirring so they won't burn. Coarsely chop and cool to room temperature.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar

3. Nash bananas with a fork until consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with eggs, mixing until blended.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt then add to batter.

5. Add vanilla extract and mix in chopped walnuts and raisins. Pour into prepares=d loaf pan. Bake at 350 F OR 176 C for 55-60 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.