Recipe: Banana Cake

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 40-50 minutes

In the baking process...

Start rising...

In 175ºc, hot...

Turning color...

Few cuts to test whether the internal is cooked. (Initially, I bake for 40 minutes - follow the original recipe - but, it is not fully cooked)

Emm, it doesn't looks nice externally (maybe the color of banana slices is too dark).

However, it really tastes good. Must try.

Ingredients:

1. 250g All-purpose Flour
   
2. 1 tsp of Baking Powder
3. 1/4 tsp of Bicarbonate Soda
4. 250g Butter (room temparture)
5. 200g Brown Sugar
6. 1/4 tsp of Salt
7. 5 Eggs
8. 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence (optional)
   
9. 250g Mashed Bananas
   

Steps:

1. Shift all-purpose flour, baking powder and bicarbonate soda.
   
2. In another medium bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and salt until well-blended. Add in eggs one by one and vanilla essence and beat well.
   
3. Fold in the flour mixture into (2) until well-combined.
   
4. Fold in mashed bananas into the batter.
   
5. Place a piece of baking paper on the cake tray and pour the batter on it.
   
6. Cut and place banana slices on top of the cake batter.
   
7. Bake in a preheat oven at 175ºc for 40-50 minutes (until golden brown).

Tips:

1. You can use white sugar to substitute brown sugar (but brown sugar is more healthier). If the bananas that you bought is not sweet enough, you can add more sugar.
   
2. You can use a fork to mash bananas.
3. You can choose not to place banana slices on top of the cake batter (if you think it doesn't looks good).