Banana Cake
From Breakfast Lunch Tea by the Rose Bakery
You need very ripe bananas for this cake.
Serves 8
Scant 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
Scant 1 cup caster (superfine sugar) I used 1/4 cup of Splenda
3 eggs
3 bananas, mashed
1)2 cup buttermilk, or a mixture of milk and natural (plain) yogurt
1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda- the English have a different word for everything)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Butter a 10 inch loaf tin and line it's base with parchment paper.
Beat the butter and sugar until they are light and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each edition.
Mix in the bananas and buttermilk or milk and yogurt.
Mix together the bicarbonate of soda and salt and carefully fold into the mixture with flour, then fold in the walnuts.
Using a large spoon or spatula, combine the mixture well and spoon into the prepared tin.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and cool the cake in the tin before taking it out.
Variation
Chocolate and Banana Cake
Use the same recipe, and add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the flour. Fold in 7 ounces chopped dark (bittersweet) chocolate at the same time as the walnuts.
From Breakfast Lunch Tea by the Rose Bakery
You need very ripe bananas for this cake.
Serves 8
Scant 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
Scant 1 cup caster (superfine sugar) I used 1/4 cup of Splenda
3 eggs
3 bananas, mashed
1)2 cup buttermilk, or a mixture of milk and natural (plain) yogurt
1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda- the English have a different word for everything)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Butter a 10 inch loaf tin and line it's base with parchment paper.
Beat the butter and sugar until they are light and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each edition.
Mix in the bananas and buttermilk or milk and yogurt.
Mix together the bicarbonate of soda and salt and carefully fold into the mixture with flour, then fold in the walnuts.
Using a large spoon or spatula, combine the mixture well and spoon into the prepared tin.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and cool the cake in the tin before taking it out.
Variation
Chocolate and Banana Cake
Use the same recipe, and add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the flour. Fold in 7 ounces chopped dark (bittersweet) chocolate at the same time as the walnuts.