Autumn Spiced Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, spooned and leveled
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 large eggs
• 2 bananas, ripened and chopped
• 1 cup english walnuts, coarsely chopped
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a nonstick 12 cup Bundt pan with baking spray; set aside.

2. 2

   In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, spices, salt & baking soda. In a separate mixing bowl, combine oil, buttermilk and eggs. Whisk together and add to flour mixture; mix just until combined. Add in chopped bananas and walnuts; stir gently to blend.

3. 3

   Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and cake has puuled away from edge of pan, about 55 minutes.

4. 4

   Let rest in pan about 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a coolong rack and let cool completely.

5. 5

   Place on a pretty cake plate Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream - Yummy!