Ginger and banana cake
1 hour 20 min
This cake was just an experiment but it worked really well and if you like dense cake, you will like this. Definitely worth trying! Especially good with ice cream!
20 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 70g chopped dates
- 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
- 250g plain flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 175g unsalted butter
- 100g granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons golden syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 225ml milk
- 1 banana, mashed
- 2 to 3 tablespoons marmalade
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:1hr ›
Ready in:1hr20min
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour a 20x10cm loaf tin.
- Put the dates in a bowl and add just enough boiling water to cover them, add bicarbonate of soda and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
- While soaking combine the flour and spices in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a saucepan melt the butter, sugar, golden syrup and vanilla. Once melted, slowly add the date mixture, milk and banana. Stir in the boiled mixture until just blended. Pour the into the prepared tin.
- Place in the preheated oven and immediately reduce heat to 160 C / Gas 2 1/2 and bake for 50 minutes, or until the top of the loaf springs back when lightly touched. Remove from oven, brush with marmalade and place back in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Leave to cool and enjoy!
