Banana Cinnamon Cake With Apricot Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 bananas (medium size, ripe)
100 g brown sugar (or to taste)
100 g hazelnuts (ground)
100 g flour
50 g butter
50 ml canola oil
2 eggs (large)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons apricot jam
1 teaspoon rum (optional)

Preparation

Mix butter, oil and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and mix again until of thick texture.
Add cinnamon, orange zest and vanilla extract and mix again.
Slowly add hazelnuts.
Mix baking powder and flour and add to dough.
Mash bananas (best using a fork) and add to dough. Mix until soft and creamy.
Transfer dough to a buttered cake pan and bake at 175\u00b0C for about 35-40 minutes.
Glaze: heat jam in a pot or in the microwave oven until liquid.
Stain hot jam through a sieve (to avoid chunks on top of the cake).
Mix, if desired, with rum.
Brush hot cake with apricot mixture and let cool.