Banana Cake / Loaf Recipe

This delicious banana loaf is perfect if you are looking for something to make whilst in lockdown.  It goes perfectly with a cup of coffee in the morning. 

Ingredients 

• 140g butter 
• 140g caster sugar 
• 140g self-rising flour 
• 2 eggs 
• 1tsp baking powder 
• 2 very ripe bananas (mashed)

You'll also need a baking tin and some greaseproof / baking paper.

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees or gas mark 4 and line the tin with the baking paper. A tip to get the paper to stick, is to rub some butter on the tin. Leave a bit of paper sticking out at the top so that you can use this to pull the cake out once it's done;
2. Melt the butter, you can do this by either putting it in the microwave or putting it into a bowl and putting the bowl over a pot of boiling water. 
3. Cream the butter and sugar together;
4. Add the eggs and some of the flour and mix;
5. add in the rest of the flour and the baking powder, together with the mashed bananas;
6. pour the mixture into the tin and bake for around 30 minutes, double check with a skewer and there you have it. 

Let me know if you give this recipe a try.