Simple banana cake
This cake is moist, fruity and delicious. For maximum flavour, use the ripest bananas. For a more indulgent treat, ice with cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
Makes: 1 loaf
- 200g caster sugar
- 125g butter
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 185g self-raising flour, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:1hr
- Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas 5. Grease and line a loaf tin with baking parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in banana and vanilla extract.
- Mix together bicarbonate of soda with milk, stir into the batter. Then fold in flour until well incorporated.
- Pour mixture into prepared tin. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until cake springs back in the middle. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
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Altered ingredient amounts. Once out of the oven, I used a skewer and popped holes through the top (about 20) then while warm i drizzled golden syrup thru then served warm with cream OMG! - 27 Jun 2011 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Something else. I added 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon, (maybe a little bit extra) and it give it abit more taste, just like Nan used to make, yummo, next time am going to add Walnuts too. - 03 Sep 2010 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Moist and tasty! This has been the best banana cake recipe I have found online. I made this recipe as muffins, added chopped walnuts and cooked them for 17 minutes. Completely moreish!!! - 14 Jun 2012 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
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