#+TITLE: Banana cake recipe
#+DATE: 2018-05-23 12:00:00 UTC
#+FILETAGS: recipe:cakes
#+CATEGORY: recipes
#+SLUG: banana-cake
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** Ingredients
 - 125g butter
 - 150g caster sugar
 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 - 1 egg, beaten
 - 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
 - 190g self raising flour
 - 60ml milk

** Instructions
1. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. Melt butter, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat.
2. Remove from heat and add the mashed bananas, mix well.
3. Add the egg, mix well.
4. Stir in the flour and the milk.
5. Pour into the prepared tin, sprinkle with a tablespoon of demerara sugar to give a crunch topping if liked.
6. Bake at 170 C / Fan 150 C / Gas 3 for 35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool and enjoy!

* Healthier ingredient version

** Ingredients
 - 125g wholemeal flour
 - 2.5 tsp baking powder
 - 2 tsp ground cinnamon
 - 75g sultana's
 - 50g melted butter
 - 2 tsp vanilla essence
 - 1 egg
 - 1 tablespoon milk
 - 3 ripe banana's

** Instructions
1. Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl
2. Mix the wet ingredients together
3. Combine the wet and dry ingredients
4. put in loaf tin and cook for 30 minutes
