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​Allyson R. Abbott


I love this Banana cake recipe. It is very forgiving and always seems to turn out great. A moist cake, which can be made as one big cake or two or three smaller ones or probably even muffins. When my children were small it was usually eaten before the cake was cool and in the end I made a small one for each of us, so no one was left out.

The older and mushier the bananas the better, so even with black skins the bananas are great, so no more wasted ones, just make a cake. You could freeze them and keep them for later.

I am a bit of an ad hoc chef, so I tend to make changes to suit as I go along. Therefore you may see some of my changes in brackets to try.

 Ingredients

  • 1 cup of white sugar (I use less, and sometimes use a bit of brown sugar as well)

  • 125 grams of margarine

  • 1 egg (slightly beaten)

  • 2 old soft bananas (2 large or 3 small) mashed down with a small pinch of salt

  • 2 tablespoons of milk

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

  • ¼ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

  • 1 ½ cups of self-raising flour (cake flour) add as required to make the mixture perfect


 

Method

Cream the butter and sugar together until blended and fluffier. Stir in the egg. The mixture will take on a slimy appearance. Mix in the mashed banana, milk, vanilla essence and bicarbonate of soda.

Add all the flour, folding and stirring. If you think the mixture is too wet, then add some more flour. It is a ‘get too know’ recipe, but like muffins it needs to be thick and fairly moist, but not runny.

Grease or line a dish or tin and pour the mixture in and spread it out. There is no need to smooth.

Place in the centre of an oven heated to 350F/ 180C and cook for 15minutes and then check. It will depend on whether you have made muffins or also how deep the cake is. If you have used a loaf time, it may take a bit longer. But just cook and keep testing to see if the centre is cooked by using a skewer to test.

Once cooked to your liking turn out onto a cooling tray and see how long you can leave it before eating! I hope you enjoy this cake as much as we do.

Banana Cake Recipe

Banana Cake Recipe