Tomorrow Duncan and I are going in to do the last of our 3 'Art days' with years 1 & 6 (which we will tell you about in another post) however in tomorrows session not ony are we going to do some potato printing but we are also going to taste some homemade (by my fair hands, of course) Banana Cake!
I have included the recipe here, so if it gets a popular reaction you can recreate it at home!
Ingredients:
270g soft light brown sugar
2 eggs
200g ripe peeled bananas (the riper the better!)
280g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
140g butter, melted
Method:
1) preheat the oven to 170'C (325'F) Gas 3
2) Put the sugar and the eggs in a bowl and beat together with either a spoon and you muscles, or, alternatively use an electric whisk! Beat until well incorporated and then add the mashed bananas and mix those in too.
3)Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon to the sugar mixture. Mix it thoroughly until all the dry ingredients are well mixed in.
4) Pour in the melted butter and beat until all the ingredients are incorporated.
5) Pour the mixture into a prepared (greased and lined with baking paper) loaf tin and level out. Bake in a preheated oven for about an hour, or until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
6) Leave the cake to cool slightly in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
This yummy cake should do about 10 slices, and will be gone in an instant in any household! Children make sure you have help from adults with hot things, and use of any electric whisks!
Enjoy,
Emma
