Description
This foolproof Banana Cake recipe yields a moist and flavorful loaf made with very ripe bananas, perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert. Combining melted butter, caster sugar, eggs, self-raising flour, and ripe bananas, this simple and quick bake delivers a golden, tender cake with little effort.
Ingredients
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For the Banana Loaf:
- Butter for greasing the tin
- 75 g Butter, melted (preferably unsalted)
- 100 g Caster sugar
- 2 Medium free-range eggs
- 225 g Self-raising flour
- 3 Large ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 180°C (350°F) to ensure it reaches the correct temperature for baking your banana loaf.
- Prepare the tin: Grease a loaf tin (about 23x13cm / 900g / 2lb) with soft butter or line it with baking paper to prevent sticking.
- Mix the ingredients: In a mixing bowl, break the eggs and add the melted butter, caster sugar, self-raising flour, and mashed ripe bananas. Mix thoroughly either by hand or with an electric mixer until smooth and well combined.
- Transfer to tin: Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf tin, smoothing the top evenly with the back of a spoon for an even bake.
- Bake the cake: Place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 180°C (350°F), or until the top is golden brown and a skewer or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake: Allow the banana cake to cool in the tin for 10 to 15 minutes, then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Ripeness of bananas: Use very ripe bananas for sweetness and moisture; green or firm bananas will not produce the same texture or flavor.
- Type of tin: Use a loaf tin approximately 23x13cm / 900g / 2lb for best results.
- Check doneness: Insert a skewer or knife in the center to check if it comes out clean. If not, bake a few more minutes and check again.
- Cover if browning too fast: If the cake top browns before the inside is cooked, cover loosely with tin foil to prevent burning.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (approx. 1/10th of the loaf)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
