Name: Banana cake with brown sugar frosting recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves:
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 180g self-raising flour; 150g Demerara sugar; 2 ripe bananas; 180g butter; 3 eggs

By GoodtoKnow

published 6 January 2013

in Recipes

The brown sugar frosting which tops this moist banana cake, almost has a toffee flavour, giving you a classic banoffee cake for afternoon tea. Don't be afraid to be generous with the icing on this decadent cake, you won't hear any complaints from friends and family!

It's a great way to use up any really ripe bananas you have hanging around in the fruit bowl, and it's easy to make with just a handful of ingredients for the sponge. Put some time aside this weekend and give it a go - it's simple enough to get the kids helping out too.

Ingredients

Ingredients:

180g self-raising flour
150g Demerara sugar
2 ripe bananas
180g butter
3 eggs

Icing:

100g softened butter
100g light brown sugar
200g icing sugar

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Method

Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz until fully mixed.
Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a cocktail stick inserted into the centre comes out clean. When baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for 10 minute, then transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool fully.
To make the frosting beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the icing sugar a tablespoon at a time until you have a stiff spreading consistency. You may not need all of the icing sugar.
When the cake is cooled, place it on a serving plate and spread the frosting over.

Top Tip for making Banana cake with brown sugar frosting

This cake is a great addition to afternoon tea, and goes well with a good cuppa.

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