Banana Bread/Cake/Loaf 🍌

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this fluffy, moist and aromatic banana cake. It is so easy to make and can help you use up your overly ripe bananas lying around the house~

[Adapted and slightly modified from: http://auntyyochana.blogspot.com/2006/07/banana-cake.html?m=1 ]

Prep time: 20-30 mins

Cook time: 50-60 mins 

Level: Easy

Serves: 4-5 

Ingredients:

• 180g butter

• 180g sugar (i use light brown sugar)

• 2 eggs

• 250g flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 220g bananas, mashed

• 50g whip cream or milk

• ½ tsp banana essence (optional)

• extra banana for topping, sliced (optional)

• dark/milk chocolate chips/chunk (optional)

Note: you may pour it into two separate baking tins or half this recipe to have a thinner and more crusty cake.

Directions:

1. Beat the butter and sugar till light and creamy.

2. Pour in the eggs and gradually beat till incorporated.

3. Add in the whip cream, mashed bananas and banana essence. Mix well.

4. Add in the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix until just combined. 

5. Pour into a 8 x 4 inches loaf baking tin and arrange the sliced bananas and chocolate chips on top. 

6. Bake at 175∘C for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.