Hi, foodies in the Hive!

Hope you're having a nice day 😁 I'm happy to share this recipe. It's one of those cakes, ideal for that lazy coffee we usually have after brunch on a quiet Sunday at home like yesterday.

I think I never take moments like this for granted. In my opinion, not as humble as you may expect I'm afraid, little moments make happines. If we aren't able to find joy and sometimes solace in the minuscule moments that make up our days, we may miss joy and solace forever, as we never know what's around the corner.

I made a low sugar, non sticky chocolate glaze for this cake because that's the way my father likes it, and half of this was for him--for a sweet morning snack. You can cut a piece of this cake and soak it in your coffee, hehe. Not an elegant thing to do, I know, and because of that, it's so pleasant 😋 Personal opinion giveaway only for today! Haha.

INGREDIENTS

For the Chocolate Glaze:

1/5 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1/5 cup peanut butter
1/5 cup brown sugar
100 ml water

For the cake:

400 gr overripe bananas
150 gr sugar
75 gr brown sugar
75 gr margarine (I used salted)
1 cup egg (4 S-M eggs approx.)
250 gr all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
a dash of white vinegar (on the baking soda)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
100 gr walnuts

Sometimes, I've substituted half of the wheat flour for oat flour; the result is almost the same; perhaps a slightly moister crumb.

THE PROCESS

This is the kind of cake you can make in a single bowl.

Take a bowl large enough to hold all the cake ingredients and put the sugar, peeled bananas and margarine in it. Mash it! I used a fork.

Add the eggs. I used fresh ones, so I just broke them and poured them directly into the bowl.

Add the ground cinnamon and vanilla essence. Mix well.

Add the sifted flour.

And mix. I used a pastry spoon so I could scrape the walls of the bowl. It's a sticky batter.

As I was using all-purpose instead of self-rising flour, I added baking soda and white vinegar.

The white vinegar on the baking soda makes the bubbles this cake needs to make some nice alveoli.

Fold it.

Break the walnuts and add them in the bowl.

Mix.

Grease your favorite bundt cake pan and pour in all the batter. I used only margarine to grease mine and the cake unmolded easily. I let it bake for 45 minutes at 350 F.

It had a nice golden brown color.

Top and bottom.

Now the Chocolate Glaze 😋

The first time I made this glaze was only with the intention of putting an end once and for all to the jar of peanut butter, which seems to last for eternity 😏😄 But it turned out something unexpectedly good: not only did we like the glaze a lot at home, but once it cools, it dries enough not to stay on your fingers. This is great for not having dishes to do, as the cake immediately transforms into fingerfood.