Banana Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350°F. 

Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature. Combine the milk and the lemon juice, mix and let sit for 10 minutes.

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, whisk well and set aside. In another bowl, cream the butter and both sugars until well incorporated. Add the eggs one by one together with the vanilla. Add the mashed bananas and mix well.

Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk mixture, about three times, mix the batter in between additions. Fold in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. 

Pour the batter into your lined cupcake molds. Bake for about 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Make the candied walnuts: heat the sugar, butter, and 1/2 cup walnuts in a pan over medium high heat. Mix for 3-5 minutes until sugar is dissolved and nuts are coated well. Set aside on parchment paper to cool.

Make the pan-fried bananas: gently coat each banana slice with sugar. Heat butter in a pan over medium high heat. Fry banana slices until lightly golden brown. Set aside to drain on paper towels.

Top cooled cakes with candied walnuts and fried bananas.