Soft banana and hazelnut cake

Soft banana and hazelnut cake

Baking

A moist banana cake with mashed bananas and ground hazelnuts, easy to make even for beginners, sprinkled with powdered sugar just before serving.

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This banana and hazelnut cake is exceptionally delicate and easy to make. It is suitable for both beginner bakers and children.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.54 $1.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.39
  • $1.05
  • $0.28
  • $0.06
  • $0.52
  • $2.20
  • $0.33
  • $0.09
  • $0.04
  • $0.74
  • $1.46
  • $0.38

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to high and low temperatures.
  2. Grease the mold and then sprinkle it with semolina. ≈ 3 min
  3. Combine the flour, yeast, and hazelnuts in a mixing bowl. ≈ 4 min
  4. Whip the eggs with the butter and sugar until you have a light and fluffy mixture. ≈ 4 min
  5. While you’re doing that, peel the bananas and mash them finely with a fork. ≈ 8 min
  6. First, combine the bananas and eggs, then gradually add the flour mixture, along with the milk. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour into the mold. ≈ 3 min
  8. Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for approximately 1 hour.
  9. Remove the cake from the pan after ten minutes, place it on a wire rack, and let it cool completely.
  10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before cutting. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Soft banana and hazelnut cake

  • 150 g of unsalted butter, at room temperature$1.39
  • 3 eggs at room temperature$1.05
  • 250 g of sugar$0.28
  • 10 grams of vanilla sugar$0.06
  • 3 bananas$0.52
  • 125 g of ground hazelnuts$2.20
  • 250 g of wheat flour (type 405)$0.33
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 3 tablespoons of milk$0.04
  • butter, for the mold$0.74
  • wheat semolina, for the mold$1.46
  • powdered sugar, for finishing$0.38

Total$8.54

that's $1.07 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 10 grams of vanilla sugar
  • 3 bananas
  • 125 g of ground hazelnuts
  • 250 g of wheat flour (type 405)
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons of milk
  • butter, for the mold
  • wheat semolina, for the mold
  • powdered sugar, for finishing

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