Lemon Walnut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large banana
• 1 cup lowfat margarine, spread (i use becel)
• 1 cup pitted dates
• 5 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour (or half whole wheat and half all purpose flour)
• 3/4 cup walnut pieces
• 4 large lemons

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 lightly grease a deep 8 inch removable bottomed or springform cake pan.
• 3 line the bottom of the pan with baking parchment or waxed paper.
• 4 peel and chop the banana.
• 5 process with the lowfat spread and dates.
• 6 add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of the flour to the creamed mixture.
• 7 process briefly to mix, then add the remaining eggs one at a time, eaach with another 1 tablespoon flour.
• 8 scrape the mixture into a bowl and fold in the remaining flour, with the walnut pieces.
• 9 grate the rind from 3 lemons and thinly pare the rind from the fourth (for decoration).
• 10 squeeze the juice from 2 lemons.
• 11 stir the grated lemon rind and juice into the mixture.
• 12 spoon the batter into the prepared pan and level the top.
• 13 bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a fine skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• 14 cool on a wire rack.
• 15 decorate with the pared lemon rind.