Mama's Easy Banana Cake

An old family recipe. The cake is always gone very fast! Notes are provided to adapt the recipe for a healthier modern eating.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Serves:
- Yields:
- Units:
2
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ingredients
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WET INGREDIENTS
- 1⁄2 cup milk (or 120g)
- 4 tablespoons butter (or 52g) or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (or 52g)
- 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup sugar (or 100g-150g, depending on whether you want it medium sweet or very sweet)
- 2 ripe bananas (mashed with fork)
- 2 eggs (beat first)
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DRY INGREDIENTS
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour (or 180g, can be replaced by half Whole Wheat Flour and half oatmeal powder)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup of coarsely chopped mixed nuts (or 100g) (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup raisins (or 100g) (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 180°c or 375°F
- Put milk, butter, and sugar in a medium pot and stir over small fire until just melted.
- Remove pan from fire. Add mashed banana to lower the temperture, then stir in beaten eggs.
- Combine all DRY ingredients and stir into the pot.
- Bake appx. 30 minutes for cupcakes, and appx. 50 minutes for loaves depending on the size of your pans. Watch out for color and check for doneness by sticking in a wooden stick, should come out dry.
- Tip: If the color is already golden brown but the cake is still wet, cover with foil and continue baking.
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