Banana Cinnamon Cake With Apricot Glaze
- 4 bananas (medium size, ripe)
- 100 g brown sugar (or to taste)
- 100 g hazelnuts (ground)
- 100 g flour
- 50 g butter
- 50 ml canola oil
- 2 eggs (large)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons apricot jam
- 1 teaspoon rum (optional)
- Mix butter, oil and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and mix again until of thick texture.
- Add cinnamon, orange zest and vanilla extract and mix again.
- Slowly add hazelnuts.
- Mix baking powder and flour and add to dough.
- Mash bananas (best using a fork) and add to dough. Mix until soft and creamy.
- Transfer dough to a buttered cake pan and bake at 175u0b0C for about 35-40 minutes.
- Glaze: heat jam in a pot or in the microwave oven until liquid.
- Stain hot jam through a sieve (to avoid chunks on top of the cake).
- Mix, if desired, with rum.
- Brush hot cake with apricot mixture and let cool.
bananas, brown sugar, hazelnuts, flour, butter, canola oil, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, orange zest, baking powder, apricot jam, rum
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-cinnamon-cake-with-apricot-glaze-466920 (may not work)