Des orques dans la brume

Ecraser la banane et broyer les noisettes. Battre les œufs et le sucre ensemble. Y ajouter le beurre, la farine, la levure et l’extrait de vanille (ou mieux un dé de rhum vanille de Maurice), puis la banane écrasée et les noisettes. Bien mélanger le tout (au mixer si vous êtes flemmards). Beurrer un moule à cake et y verser la préparation. Mettre le tout à four chaud (180°C) pendant 45 minutes ou jusqu’à ce qu’un couteau en ressorte propre.

Servir avec un bon chocolat chaud !

Bon appétit !

The fog has finally lifted. We did not break the record but almost. Thankfully, Yukon was nice enough to send us some cold air that lifted the fog and brought back the sun. Tomorrow we will go snowshoeing in the mountains but today was a day to stay put, in front of the fireplace with some nice island tasting cake. This hazelnut-banana cake is really easy to cook.

To warm a cold day you will need:

• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• ½ cup of brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100 grams of butter
• 1 tbsp. of baking powder
• Vanilla extract or even better a dash of vanilla rhum from Mauritius (you can use rhum from Martinique, I don’t mind)
• 3 ripe bananas
• ¼ cup of crushed hazelnuts
  

Crush the bananas and the hazelnuts. Whisk eggs and sugar together, add melted butter, flour, baking powder and vanilla extract or rhum. Add bananas and hazelnuts. Mix everything together. Butter a cake pan and pour the mix. Cook in a warm oven (180°C) for 45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

Great with a homemade hot chocolate :-)

Bon appétit!