Apple Cake

This is a veganized version of one of my mom's favorite recipes. The only alteration necessary was replacing eggs with bananas, which, in my opinion, actually takes the already amazing recipe to a new dimension of deliciousness. The original recipe is for a cake, but I have also baked it in muffin form with great success.

3 small bananas

1 cup oil (I use peanut)

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon

4 cups chopped apples (I recommend Granny Smith--sweeter apples get too mushy when baked)

Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Optional: Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 350.
With a fork, mash bananas until smooth. Add sugar and oil, mix well.

In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Gradually add to wet ingredients, stirring constantly.

Stir in apples and optional nuts.

For cake:

Pour into 13 x 9 inch greased pan.

Bake 45 – 50 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

For muffins:
Pour into lined muffin tin. Bake for about 25 minutes.

Can sprinkle powdered sugar on top when fully cooled.