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Banana cake

Banana cake from New Zealand is a delicious recipe for using up over-ripe bananas.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: New Zealand
Servings: 1 cake

Ingredients

  • 125 g Butter at room temperature 1stick; 1/2 cup; 4oz
  • 160 g Granulated white sugar 2/3 cup; 5.6 oz
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 Bananas large or 3 small
  • 3 Tbsp Milk
  • 1 tsp Sodium bicarbonate
  • 250 g All-purpose flour 2 cups; 8 oz
  • 1 tsp Baking powder

Instructions

  • Cream the butter and sugar in a standing mixture (or by hand) until white and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well.
  • Mash the bananas, then add them.  Mix in.
  • Heat the milk to nearly boiling.  Add the sodium bicarbonate to it.  It should become a foam when you stir it.
  • Add this foam to the cake batter and mix.
  • Add the flour and baking powder and mix gently until it becomes incorporated.
  • Scoop the batter into a 25cm (10  inch) diameter greased cake tin.
  • Bake at 180ºC ( 350ºF) for 35 - 40 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Start testing at about 30 minutes, as it gets dry if cooked too long.
  • You can decorate it with icing sugar, or chocolate or white icing, or just leave it plain.  It's good every way!