BANANA CAKE

BANANA CAKE

INGREDIENTS 

Flour - 1 3/4 cups
Baking Soda - 1 Tsp
Baking Powder - 1 Tsp 
Brown Sugar - 1 cup 
Ripened Bananas - 3
Cinnamon Powder - 1/4 Tsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 1/2 Tsps
Buttermilk - 3 Tbsps 
Oil - 1/2 cup
Eggs - 2


METHOD 

Preheat oven to 180*C for 15 minutes 
Line a loaf pan with parchment paper slightly overhanging on the sides
To oil add brown sugar and beat until fluffy 
Add in the eggs one at a time and whisk well 
Add the vanilla essence mix and set aside the wet ingredients 
Sift all of the dry ingredients together and gently fold into the wet ingredients 
Finally tip in the mashed bananas and fold
Transfer cake batter to the lined loaf pan
Sprinkle with brown sugar on top arrange a few banana slices on top 
Sprinkle some more brown sugar on top and bake in the preheated oven for an hour 
Cool the cake completely on a wire rack before slicing 

Notes:
The banana bread tastes good only if the bananas are completely ripe 
Sprinkling of brown sugar and arranging banana slices on top is optional 
Timing might vary with different brands of ovens available in the market