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Banana, Date & Walnut Loaf – Super fuel
Jane’s Banana, Date & Walnut Loaf – Super fuel
Jane’s Banana, Date & Walnut Loaf, good fuel for Marathon training apparently. Delicious, moist and reasonably healthy. However even if there is no sign of marathon training it can also be immensely enjoyable with your feet up and a cuppa 
(I was not built to run, walk yes, run no!)
It really is perfect for using up those brown over ripened fruit bowl bananas! You know the ones I mean, those that lurk brownish in the bowl and are avoided by all!
The kids and adults seem to love Janes Banana Date & Walnut Cake too. So why not make a loaf and stick it in the cake tin, wonderful! So thanks Jane – what a super cake!
You lovely peeps have started to ask me about kitchen kit. Well you need to know I use the below stand mixer! It’s quite an investment HOWEVER I love it and I know I will have it for life. I see it as my essential piece of kit. I also have lots of the attachments which I can talk about soon in another post Especially the pasta attachment ! Personally I believe this is the best stand mixer on the planet – but that’s just my view!
Please have a go at Jane’s Banana, Date & Walnut Loaf and let me know how you get on, please leave me a comment below, I love your comments
Many Thanks Clare
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Ingredients
- 225g self raising flour
- 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 75g butter
- 1 egg
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 ripe bananas (about 450g)
- 50g walnut halves or pieces
- 50g of pitted dates
Preparation Method
- Heat oven to 190C / Gas5
- Grease and line a loaf tin (1 lb about 9″ x 5″) – use a loaf liner EPLS
- Sieve flour, bicarbonate and salt into large bowl
- Rub in the butter then stir in sugar and egg. It will be a bit dry and look like a crumble mix
- Mash bananas. Beat into cake mix and add nuts and dates
- Spoon into prepared tin
- Bake for 20 mins at 190C /Gas5 then turn down oven to 180C/Gas4 and bake for another 20 mins or until a skewer stuck into the middle comes out clean
- Removed from the oven and leave to cool in tin for at least 20 minutes
- If you want to decorate it just melt a spoon of apricot conserve, jam or glaze in the microwave.
- Brush on and decorate with banana chips or walnuts
Comments
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Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says:
Oh wow this looks and sounds so good! I could do with a slice right now! x #RecipeoftheWeekClare x says:
Thanks Kirsty - let me know if you give it a whirl :-) #Recipe of the week CxDelicious Cakes to Bake this month! says:
[…] Banana, Date and Walnut Loaf […]Jane says:
Note to self and all AGA owners it's perfect for 30mins on grid shelf on floor then 20mins with cold shelf aboveMarta @ petiteraisin.ca says:
Ohhh dates and walnuts! I'm sold! #recipeoftheweekAlison says:
This look lovely, perfect with a cup of tea I am sureHonest Mum says:
This looks so succulent and juicy! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays xHelen at Casa Costello says:
This looks so wonderful - healthy but without the feeling of missing out on a treat. We have featured your recipe in this week's BritMums foodie roundup to be published tomorrow. Hope that is ok xClare x says:
That's great thanks CxIlka says:
I looove Banana Bread when I'm in Marathon training, you are so right! :):) This banana bread recipe with walnuts and dates looks outrageously yummy! Pinning and stumbling for later!Alison says:
This looks and sounds lovely. I love dates and adding them is inspiredBill says:
This cake looked so good i had a go at making it. Loved the result so much that that i switched it up a wee bit by adding seedless raisins soaked in hot fresh orange juice then drained when fat and juicy, replaced the caster sugar with Demerara sugar, added a teaspoon of ground ginger along with a teaspoon of cinnamon and topped of the wet mix with 35ml of Buillet bourbon. The cake takes a wee bit longer to cook as the ingredients are a bit wetter than the original. The cake however delivers the ultimate foodgasm when you top a cold slice with real butter and home made blackcurrant jam !Clare x says:
Sounds amazing - thanks for the comments CxFatcow79 says:
This is the yummiest banana loaf I've eaten in a while :) I tweeted it a tad & used half brown & half castor sugar , & added a tsp of brandy essence to the mix. And yes always good with a slathering of butter...straight out of the oven...the best. Thanks for such a great recipe. I'll be using this again & again for sure 😄👍Maggie Smith says:
This recipe was very easy to follow ,I used date nectar instead of sugar and added ginger as another flavour .Moist consistency and tasted surprisingly good .David says:
Saw your recipe and as we love anything with date and walnuts, I decided to try it. Great result first time, and that was using Bertolli instead of butter and reducing castor sugar slightly. May add a little nutmeg or cinnamon next time.Clare x says:
Sounds great David - thanks for your comment CxHelen Struminskyj says:
Hi loved this cake, very easy to do, and I am not a baker. First cake in years. Just had lots of left over bananas dates and walnuts from Christmas. Only comment I would make would be to reduce the sugar a bit as its very sweet.Sheila Swaine says:
Fabulous cake,I am making it now for about the 10th time.a great way to use up ripe bananas that no one want to eatClare x says:
Oh so great to hear! Thanks for your message xAnonymous says:
Delicious, even my fussy daughter loved it - it smelled so good in the oven she couldn't resist trying a slice. I added a maple glazeAnonymous says:
Delicious, even my fussy daughter loved it - it smelled so good in the oven she couldn't resist trying a slice. I added a maple glaze instead of the suggested topping and it worked really well.Clare x says:
Super to hear - Thanks for your comment CxSandy says:
I haven’t got any dates. Could I use figs instead or just leave out altogether? ThanksClare x says:
Either Sandy - let's me know how you get on :-) CxCharlotte says:
Love this recipe, I've made it loads of times now with the leftover bananas we get delivered to work each weekCharlotte says:
Love love love this recipe. Made it loads of times now coz everyone raves about it. Thank you❤️❤️❤️Charlotte says:
I'm better at baking than reviewing 😔rosey says:
lovely recipes