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."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
1 loaf
Serves:
8
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ingredients

  • WET INGREDIENTS

  • 12 cup milk (or 120g)
  • 4 tablespoons butter (or 52g) or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (or 52g)
  • 12 - 34 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)
  • DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 1 12 cups flour (or 180g, can be replaced by half Whole Wheat Flour and half oatmeal powder)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 18 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
  • 34 cup of coarsely chopped mixed nuts (or 100g) (optional)
  • 34 cup raisins (or 100g) (optional)
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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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Reviews

  1. The texture is smooth with outside golden brown. Taste so good and not too sweet.<br/>This is my first time baking. Totally worth to try it!!
     
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