Banana Cake (Gluten Free option)
Cut into slices Banana cake can be made into a wonderful breakfast (especially if toasted and served with a little bit of butter)
Ingredients:
- 125g butter (softened, take it out of the fridge about 15 minutes before you start)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups mashed banana (it is better if the bananas are overripe, very soft)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups plain flour (can use gluten free flour instead)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 22 cm loaf tin
- Baking paper
What To Do:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line baking tin with baking paper
- Combine butter and sugar until they are soft and have gone pale yellow in colour
- Add eggs one at a time (to prevent shells crack eggs in a separate bowl first) and beat well to combine
- Add mashed banana and mix thoroughly
- Heat milk for 30 seconds in the microwave (or until hot)
- Carefully remove the milk from the microwave (watch out it can be very hot) and quickly add the baking soda to the milk and stir
- Pour the milk and backing soda into the banana mixture
- Sift flour and baking powder and fold into the banana mixture
- Once all the ingredients are combined pour the mixture into the baking tray
- Place the baking tin in the preheated oven for 50 minutes (or until the cake springs back when lightly touched)
- Turn onto a wire rack and leave to cool for 10 minutes
- Cut and enjoy