Banana Walnut Cake
The Sugar-Free ‘at-the stroke-of-midnight’ Cake (Serves a houseful of 4 adults and 2 kids): Refined flour-3/4 cup Ripe bananas,mashed-2 medium Walnut kernels,chopped1/4 cup Baking powder 2 teaspoons Salt a pinch Cocoa powder-3 table spoons Cinnamon powder 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg powder 1/8 teaspoon Cooking butter 200 grams Sugar Free- 1/2 cup(R is diabetic! Please use 1 cup of sugar,if you choose) Vanilla essence- 1 teaspoon Eggs,whisked 2 (yolks and whites separated) Milk 2 tablespoons Preheat oven to 180° C. Grease and line the cake-baking tin. Sieve refined flour, baking...
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