Banana & Oat Bread

This banana bread is lovely and moist but its even better the next day when the flavours have had a chance to get to know each other. The recipe asks for molasses but golden syrup works just fine.

Banana & Oat Bread

Recipe source: foodmag.co.nz

1 1/2 c plain flour

1/2 c rolled oats plus 1 extra tablespoon

1 tsp each: baking powder, baking soda, mixed spice

125g butter

3/4 c brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp molasses or golden syrup

2 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 milk

pre-heat oven to 175c. Line or grease a loaf pan.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy add eggs and molasses, beating well between each addition. Fold the creamed mixture together with the dry ingredients, then combine the mixture with the mashed bananas and milk. Spoon batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle over the extra oats.

Bake for 45-50 minutes until cooked right through.

Edmonds Banana Cake

I must make this cake at least once or twice a week, one for my Family and the other for my Nanny Family. The Edmonds Banana cake recipe is my go to recipe when I have over ripe Bananas lying around, because its so easy and it never fails I don't know why I haven't put it on my blog sooner. I usually double this recipe.

Edmonds Banana Cake.

125g Butter, softened

3/4 c Sugar

2 eggs

2-3 Mashed Banana

1 tsp Baking Soda

2 tbls Hot milk

2 c Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

Pre-heat oven to 180c and grease your cake tin of choice.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add mashed banana mix well. Dissolve baking soda into hot milk and add to creamed mixture stir well. Sift flour and baking powder. Fold into mixture.

Put mixture into cake tin and bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

When ready leave in tin to cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack. When cool ice with cream cheese icing(my fav) or chocolate icing (the kids fav).

Tip: For a light and fluffy cake don't over mix this cake once you add the dry ingredients otherwise it will come out hard and dry.

Banana Chocolate Cake

This recipe makes a very large cake that has a lovely texture and is very moist. It is great for birthdays and family gatherings

Banana Chocolate Cake

200g butter,softened

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1 cup plain yoghurt

1 tsp Vanilla extract

1 cup (2-3 banana's) mashed banana

3 cups self-raising flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cups boiling water

Chocolate Icing

3 cups icing sugar

2 tbls cocoa

2 tsp butter,melted

hot water for mixing

Pre-heat the oven to 180c. Line a 26cm or 28cm cake tin with baking paper.

Beat butter and sugars until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in yoghurt, vanilla and banana. Sift flour, cocoa and salt together and gently mix into cake mixture. Lastly add baking soda dissolved in boiling water. Pour batter into cake tin. Bake for 1 hour or until skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the tin before turning out to cool completely on a wire rack.

To make the icing, combine icing sugar, cocoa, butter and enough hot water to make a spreadable consistency. Ice cake when it is cold.

Dont Throw Out That Banana

Do you always seem to have one spotty ripe banana left in your fruit bowl? well dont throw it out because I have a recipe for you that only needs one banana. This Banana Bread recipe is great even thought it only has one banana in it, it still have a beautiful banana flavour.

So don't throw out that Banana!!

Banana Bread

Makes: 1 loaf 

Recipe adapted from: The Faux Martha

1 c. flour (or 1/2 c.flour + 1/2 whole wheat flour)

1/2 c. sugar

3/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

56 grams butter, melted

1/3 c. buttermilk (or milk and a squeeze of lemon juice)

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 ripe banana, mashed

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Crumb Topping

1 tbsp. flour

1 tbsp. cold butter

1 tbsp. brown sugar

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 150C.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. Stir in the melted butter and the buttermilk (or milk/lemon combo). Add egg and stir until well combined. Add banana and vanilla. Stir until well combined. Spread the batter into pan.

4. Make the crumb topping by mashing together butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Distribute topping evenly over batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 min, then allow to finish cooling on rack.