This recipe makes very light, moist, and fluffy banana cake. Quick and easy too. My absolute favourite recipe!
Makes: 18 cup cakes (or in one batch in 9″ square tin)
What you need
- 200 grams plain flour or cake flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup oil (this can be reduced to 1/2 c)
- 180 grams caster sugar
- 200 grams ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
How to put this together
- Preheat oven 200 C
- Sift together flour + baking powder + baking soda
- Mash banana and add lemon juice
- Put eggs + sugar + salt in a bowl
- Beat on high speed for 7-8 mins
- Add flour
- Beat on on low for 1 min
- Add oil & vanilla essence
- Beat on medium for 2 mins
- Add banana
- Beat on low for 1 min
- Put mixture into muffin tray (or cake tin)
- Bake for 20-25 mins
- Leave to cool
To bake this in cake tin:
- Preheat the oven to 180 C instead
- Line the bottom of the tin with baking paper
- Bake for 30-40 mins (or until a clean skewer inserted come out clean)
This tastes even better and more moist the day after!
Serve this with
- Tea of your choice
