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Healthy Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

75g (1/3 cup) softened butter

110g (1/2 cup) caster (superfine granulated) sugar

1 large beaten egg

225g (2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour

2 level tsp baking powder

grated rind of 1 orange and 1 lemon (optional)

4 ripe bananas

50g (1/2 cup) chopped walnuts

Method

• Grease and base-line a loaf tin measuring 8.5 by 19cm (1 lb capacity), or set 12 paper muffin cases into a muffin tin. Heat the oven to 350F/180C/gas 4.
• Put butter, caster sugar and egg into a bowl. Sift in flour and baking powder. Using an electric mixer, whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the grated lemon and orange rind if using.
• Slice the bananas into another bowl, and mash to a pulp. Add to the flour mixture, along with the walnuts and whisk again thoroughly.
• Spoon the mixture into the tin or cases and bake until risen and browned, and springs back when pressed with a finger. A loaf takes about 50 minutes. Muffins take 15-20 mins.
• Leave cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning on to a wire tray.