Spiced Banana Cake

TALIA #3's Note:

I found this recipe on the back of a packet of white wings flour. I haven't tried it yet, but it looked good and I didn't want to lose it. The preparation time is a guess, as I haven't made it myself. So, here it is. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 3 ½ tablespoons margarine or 3 ½ tablespoons butter
• ½ cup caster sugar
• ¼ cup lightly packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 egg
• ½ cup ripe mashed banana (approx 2 bananas)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 ¼ cups white flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons mixed spice
• 1 ½ teaspoons mixed spice
• ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven 180 (or 160 degrees C for fan forced).
2. Grease 24cm x 11cm loaf pan.
3. Cream together butter, suars, vanilla and honey.
4. Add mashed bananas, beaten egg and milk to cream mixture.
5. Fold in sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture until combined.
6. Spoon batter into loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.
7. Allow cake to stand for 5-8 minutes, before i nverting onto a wire rack to become cool.
8. When cold, dust with icing sugar.