21 April, 2013

Banana Cake

Delicious banana cake - I've loved this cake since I was a teenager! Courtesy of the lovely Tina!

THE RECIPE

Tina's Banana Cake

8oz self raising flour
4oz caster sugar
4oz butter
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1tsp of bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp hot milk
1 tsp baking powder
(Optional icing - Icing sugar, lemon juice)

1. Preheat the oven to 150C and grease a baking tin lightly with butter (8in tin works well). 

2. Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk.

3. Beat the 2 eggs and stir them in.

4. Heat up the milk in the microwave until hot (around 30secs is fine) stir in the bicarbonate of soda to make a frothy mixture.  Mash the bananas.  Add them both into the mixture together and stir slightly with a wooden spoon (not too aggressive).

5. Sift the flour into the mixture and add the baking powder, stir these in gently until all the ingredients are combined.  The mixture should be quite firm and stick together. 

6.  Pour the mixture into the baking tin and smooth off the top.  Bake in the oven for around 50 mins or until a knife comes out of the cake clean. 

7. Once cooked carefully remove cake from the tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack.  

8. (optional) Once cake is cool sift some icing sugar into a bowl,  add a few drops of lemon juice and then add boiling water bit by bit as you stir to create a thick but spreadable icing.  Judge the amount of icing based on the size of the top of the cake.  Spread over and wait to set!

This cake is delicious and also lovely eaten warm (put a slice in the microwave for 20secs to enjoy warm).

MUFFINS:

This recipe also makes delicious muffins.  Put paper cases into a muffin tin and pour the mixture into them evenly.  Bake in the oven at 180C for 20 minutes or until knife comes out clean.  Add icing to each muffin. 

Thanks Tina!


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