Nutty Banana Vanilla Creme Cake

It was my hubby's Bday yesterday and so, i baked a Surprise cake for him :)) mmm ..Not much of a surprise, coz he knew ill bake a cake for him.. I bake cakes for all special occasions. Then, wont i do it for his bday ??? !!! ha ha ... so it was not a surprise ... he was actually expecting one !!!

So... my hubby is very picky...so finicky... no chocolate, no pineapple, no strawberry's ....what else cake can we bake for a bday ??? If i had baked any of the above No's ...ill end up eating the whole cake and adding extra kilo's..which i don't want :) So I decided to bake a Banana Walnut cake ....but since i did nt have walnuts...i used Almonds and Pecans and changed my cake name to "Nutty Banana Cake with Vanilla Creme ... " ...howz that !!!

Here's what you ll need to bake Nutty Banana Vanilla Creme Cake:

All Purpose Flour - 2 cups
Baking Powder - 1 tbsp
Baking Soda - 1/2 tbsp
Butter - 100 gms (1 stick)
Powdered Sugar - 2 cups
Egg - 2 (Separate the egg white and yoke and beat both till fluffy- keep aside)
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sour Creme - 2 tbsp
Vanilla Essence - 2 tbsp
Smashed Banana - 1
Nuts - Almonds, Pecans, walnuts - 1/2 cup ( use any nut of your choice and quantity of your choice too)
For Nutty Banana Vanilla Creme Cake:

• Wet Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, add butter and beat till creamy and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and beat again. Add the beaten eggs, milk, vanilla essence, sour creme to the above mixing bowl and beat till it mixes well.
• Dry ingredients: First Sieve the flour, baking powder, baking soda. Add them to the mixing bowl along with all the other ingredients. Beat well till the batter is well mixed.
• Add the smashed Banana and beat again.
• Finally add the nuts and fold the batter well.
• Grease the baking pan, place a baking paper( parchment paper) and add the batter to 2 pans. Meanwhile, preheat the oven @ 350 degree
• Bake the cakes @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes.



• Let the cake cool down for a little while.

For Vanilla Creme Icing Ull need:

Heavy Whipping Creme - 1 pint
Butter - 1 stick (optional)
Sour creme - 1 tbsp (optional)
Confectioners sugar - 1 to 1/2 cup
Vanilla Essence - 2 tbsp

• Add the heavy whipping creme, sugar and beat till the creme becomes little thick, then add the butter and beat again till thick. Add the vanilla essence and fold the icing creme.

Layering the Cake: Once the cake is cooled, Place the first cake layer add 1/2 inch icing on top, then the next layer and add 1/2 inch icing throughout the outer surface of the cake in even pace. You need not make it perfectly flat. Having a little bumpy and messy cake surface gives a nice Home mstyle look ....and i like that. :))
Tips:

• I added cocoa powder to the icing creme for the decorations. coz i needed a contrast color. You can also add 'icing color' to the icing mix to decorate in different colors. Since i did nt have it, i used chocolate icing for decorations. you can try any other colors as well.
• While layering, you can also add Strawberry preserves to the middle layer.
• You can also use, nuts and chocolate chips for the decorations..
• Adding sour creme to your cake, makes your cake more fluffier and soft..

I baked the cake yesterday and its over today !!! It was indeed delicious and nutty :))) try it out and let me know your suggestions and comments...