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Banana cake
Recipe by:
Ariana Klepac
Quick and easy to prepare, this cake makes a healthy snack for hungry children or a handy addition to lunchboxes. And it's a great way to use up bananas that have been sitting in the fruit bowl for too long.
Ready in 1 hour 5 minutes
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Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 2 large, ripe bananas, about 400 g in total
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sunflower oil
- 1/3 cup low-fat milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sultanas
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Preparation method
Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 55 minutes1.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease a deep 18 cm round cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper. Peel the bananas, then mash with a fork.
2.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in the sugar. Mix together the oil, milk and eggs in a separate bowl and add to the flour mixture. Stir in the sultanas and mashed bananas, then pour the mixture into the tin.
3.
Bake for 50–55 minutes or until the cake is well risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool for 15 minutes, then loosen the edge of the cake with a knife and turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. The cake can be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
HEALTH HINT
This cake is much lower in sugar than a conventional banana cake. Using sunflower oil instead of butter makes it low in saturated fat, too.
VariationYou can substitute other dried fruit for the sultanas, such as dried cranberries, chopped dried figs or apricots, or a mix of chopped exotic dried fruit such as mango and pawpaw.
Provided by: Allrecipes
Last updated:
14 Aug 2012
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We have an influx off bananas at the moment so I added extra 2 bananas. great simple recipe.
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26 Feb 2013
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Great recipe but it needed a few tweaks - I added one extra banana, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, and half a teaspoon Vanilla essense. As for the cooking time, 55min at 180c is too much. I reduced the temp to 160 and it turned out great. Very pleased with how easy it is to make.
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12 May 2012
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This banana bread is delish! It's not too sweet. I added one more banana for extra flavour. Very moist. Yummy with butter and warm out of the oven.
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04 Mar 2012
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Ladies, have a look here: http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/banana-bread-2469
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10 Oct 2011
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Beautiful drizzled with golden syrup on top!
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27 Jun 2011
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i loved this but i think its more of a "loaf" than a cake, first time i made just like recipe, 2nd time i added more bananas, raisins and sliced almonds on top. so good when warm with a bit of butter also was a fantastic lunchbox filler.
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22 Feb 2011
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Easily add soy milk instead of regular milk for dietary requirements. Needs one more banana and is more like a bread than a cake.
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01 Oct 2009
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Yes I did make this cake and it's the best Banana cake I ever made. Thanks
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28 Jan 2009
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