Chocolate Banana & Walnut Cake

So Ramadan has come to an end and it's Eid so I wanted to post something sweet for this occasion.  I always thought the combination of chocolate and banana is interesting. I went ahead and tried out this cake and OMG it turned out oooeeeyyy gooeeyyy and so moist. My parents and friends absolutely loved it and want me to make it again. So if you love bananas and chocolate, you would definitely love this cake. It is simply amazing. Try it out!

Stuff you need:
2 eggs
1 ripe medium size Banana, mashed ( Bananas that have turned dark brown or almost black from outside is the best choice)
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cup flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup warm water mixed with 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup crushed walnuts ( if you don't have walnuts you may use almonds or even experiment with cashew nuts)

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degree Celsius, grease your cake tin and keep two large bowls handy.
2. In one bowl sift and  mix all the dry ingredients( except sugar) :- Flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder.
3. In the second bowl add the wet ingredients- eggs, milk, oil, warm coffee mixture, vanilla extract, mashed bananas and sugar. Mix this very well with a whisk or an egg beater until it is very smooth and has no lumps.
4. Now pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and gently fold it in using a rubber spatula. And then add the walnuts. Do not use a whisk to mix this or the cake will end up very dense.
5. Pour the batter into your greased cake tin. I used a 9 inch round cake tin that was around 3 to 4 inches deep.
6. Put the cake tin in the oven and check on it after 40 to 45 minutes. If you use a larger cake tin that is wide  it would be ready within 40 minutes or so. It took me 50 minutes to bake this cake. You know the cake is ready when you insert a toothpick in middle of the cake and it comes out clean.
7. Take it out of the oven and let it cool down completely before you add the frosting of your choice.

So this is how it turned out.. It tastes great even without frosting. I love having this cake as it is but frosting does add the extra lift. :) Eid Mubarak everyone! Have a wonderful day!