Ingredients:

Cake Batter:

* 2 cups sugar

* 1 cup vegetable oil

* 4 eggs

* 2 tsp. vanilla extract

* 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

* 11/2 cups mashed bananas

* 3 cups all-purpose flour

* 2 tsp. baking powder

* 1/2 tsp. baking soda

* 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

Mode of preparation:

Preheat oven to 350. Generously grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla and lemon juice until smooth. Stir in the mashed bananas.

In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients. Fold these dry ingredients into the batter and blend well.

Scrape the bottom of the bowl to ensure there are no unincorporated ingredients. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 55 to 70 minutes, or until the cake springs back when gently pressed. Cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate and cool to room temperature.

Lemon Glaze

Ingredients:

* 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

* 2-4 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

* 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Mode of preparation:

In a bowl, stir the sugar together with the other ingredients, adding water as required to achieve a thick, but pourable glaze. Spoon or drizzle the glaze onto the cooled cake.

Yield: 12-14 servings.