For anyone who has tried my banana cake and wants to know how it is done, here is the recipe.
200 grams of butter softened
1 1/2 cups of white sugar
3 eggs
4 bananas peeled and mashed
3 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of milk
2 tablespoons of lemon
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius using a fan forced oven.
2. Put the softened butter and sugar in a bowl and beat it well. Add eggs one at a time and beat.
3. Mash the bananas in a separate bowl.
4. Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in another bowl.
5. Stir in HALF the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt mixture into the butter, eggs and sugar mixture.
6. Add the milk and lemon juice then the rest of the remaining dry ingredients into the mixture. Mix well.
7. Add the mashed bananas in.
8. Line a large square or round tin with baking paper and pour in the mixture until the tin is half full.
HINT: Any left over cake mixture can be poured into a muffin tray and baked for 15-20 minutes.
9. Smooth the top of the cake tin and bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Use a skewer and insert it into the cake, if the skewer comes out clean and dry, it’s cooked.
10. Let the cake sit in the tin for 5-10 minutes and remove it from the tin.
This is a simple and classic banana cake recipe that I make when I have bananas that no one wants to eat because the skin has gone all brown!
