Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 and 1/3 Cups Oil
  • 325 g Tinned Crushed Pineapple
  • 3 Large Bananas, (Very Ripe)
  • 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Large Eggs, (Lightly Beaten)
  • 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Blanched Almonds
  • 1/4 Cup Walnuts, (Chopped)
  • 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1/4 tsp Mixed Spice
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 110 g Butter, Softed ((1/2 Cup))
  • 1 Cup Cream Cheese
  • 3-4 Cups Icing Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease and line two 22cm round cake pan with baking paper.
  • Mash the bananas and lightly beat the eggs.
  • Add the bananas, eggs, oil, crushed pineapple and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix together.
  • Add the sugar, blanched almonds, chopped walnuts, flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground ginger, mixed spice and cinnamon.
  • Mix together until all incorporated.
  • Pour even amounts of batter into each cake pan and place in the oven for 30 - 45 minutes. Check at 30 minutes and when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean they are cooked.
  • Allow them to cool completely before icing.
  • To make the icing take the cream cheese and butter and beat together until smooth.
  • Add the icing sugar and vanilla extract and beat until all combined.
  • Spread 1/3 of the icing in the center of the cake and then spread the rest over the top and sides of the cake.