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Maple Banana Walnut Cake

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla bean paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 bananas diced
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped fine

maple cream cheese glaze

  • 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple extract

Instructions

  • In a large bowl with a mixer blend eggs, oil, vanilla, maple extract and sugar until whipped up well. Mix in the diced banana.
  • Add in flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Mix in the milk, then stir in chopped walnuts.
  • Place batter in a bundt pan (or 13x9 pan) that has been liberally sprayed with a baking spray.
  • bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes for bundt or 35 minutes for 13x9 or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow cake to cool for 20 minutes, then turn bundt out onto a cooling to completely cool for bundt, for 13x9 you can leave it in the pan to cool completely before adding icing.
  • Mix icing:
  • In a mixer beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla and maple extract until silky smooth.
  • Drizzle over the cooled bundt cake.