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Rustic Banana Cake

A nutritious cake that’s easy to make and can be enjoyed any time with the familyA nutritious cake that’s easy to make and can be enjoyed any time with the family

Nothing beats a moist, home-made banana cake that's bursting with ripe, sweet mashed bananas.

Serving: 9” cake to be shared
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
250g plain flour
1.5 tsp baking powder + 1 tsp soda bicarb
250g butter
180g castor sugar
1/3 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla paste or 1 tsp vanilla essence
5 eggs
350g mashed bananas
2 tbsp milk

Method:
1. Sieve plain flour, soda bicarb and baking powder together.

2. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla and salt till pale and fluffy.

3. Beat in eggs one at time, beat well after each addition.

4. Add in the flour mixture, mashed bananas and milk, mix at low speed till well blended.

5. Pour batter into a lined tin (9”square/round) & bake at 180C for 45-50 minutes.

6. Cool cake in tin for 5 minutes before turning it out.

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