Ingredients
125 grams of butter ( room temperature)
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 super over ripe large bananas , the browner the better( if its a bit small , use four bananas, MASHED with a fork)
1 and 3/4 cups of cake flour
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda/ baking soda
Method
With electric mixer , whisk butter and sugar until light and creamy , add the vanilla essence and eggs on by one , still whisking , add the mashed bananas, flour, baking soda and salt , now give it a quick stir until just well combined . Next, spoon the batter in a greased loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven 180°C for 50-55 minutes or until your insert a toothpick or knife and it comes out clean .
Tip - when still slightly warm , wrap in cling wrap the banana loaf for , 30 minutes , this will create a moist toffee like outer layer and increase the inside brownish colour of cake. Please note that no baking powder is used for this recipe. The bicarbonate of soda/ baking soda is the only raising agent you will need.
