Banana cake

To make the banana cake, first chop up the walnuts 1 and set them aside in a small bowl. Next, peel the bananas and slice them, but not too thickly 2. Put them in the mixer 3,  

blend to obtain a consistent pulp and set aside 4. Beat the eggs with a hand mixer, adding the sugar a little at a time 5. Continue to mix until the mixture has a frothy consistency and is light in color. You can then add the sifted flour to the mixture a little at a time, along with the baking powder, to prevent any lumps from forming 6.

Next, add the salt 7, drizzle in the oil 8 and add vanilla bean seeds 9. 

Turn off the mixer and pour in the banana purée 10. Mix well with a spatula, then do the same with the chopped walnuts 11. Grease and flour a cake pan measuring 9 inches (22 cm) in diameter and pour in the mixture 12.

The cake is ready to be baked 13 in a conventional oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for around 45 minutes. You can do the toothpick test to check that the cake is cooked, then remove it from the oven and allow to cool at room temperature 14. Serve the banana cake with a sprinkling of icing sugar to taste 15.