I don’t like bananas. I know, that might make me weird, but I just don’t like them…in fact periodically, I will try one again just in case I was wrong the first hundred times (I do this with olives too), but it turns out that I never am. I am not alone, I realize there are other people who struggle with them, many for “texture” reasons – but I, unfortunately, give a big thumbs down to texture AND flavor. BUT, I also know that MOST people love banana-baked goods, so I figured I would give it a shot anyway and could find a handful of willing mouths to feed!
My version was fairly straight forward – I used buttermilk, toasted up about a cup and a half of coconut, ditched the nutmeg and instead added 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. I ended up making 12 cupcakes/muffins and one round cake, and sprinked cinnamon sugar and some chopped up walnuts on them both. Needless to say, this got RAVE reviews. I put it in the kitchen at work and it was gone within the hour…not only that, but I had four people stop by to tell me how good it was. So, if I am baking for other people (or just feel like baking something that I won’t be tempted to shove in my fat face) this is absolutely a keeper.
Check out Kimberly’s blog for the recipe – it was her choice this week, and her cake looks fanTABulous!!
Wow these look great! This was my farewell post with TWD after almost two years of baking along. Hope you’ll stop by and say goodbye!
Your cupcakes/muffins look fantastic! Glad your co-workers enjoyed them! Thanks for baking with me this week!
i’m sure these were gobbled up by your lucky coworkers!
I don’t like bananas but for some reason I loved this cake. I also am starting to like green olives–in small pieces. Never say never–but I’m old!
Aww too bad your a banana hater cuz they look yummy! I made mine with peaches
This one is a great cake recipe. I will definitely be revisiting it over and over! Nice job!
Yum buttermilk sounds so good in this recipe! Your muffins look outstanding. I want one for my breakfast this morning!