This is a “time honoured”, handed down recipe which was given to me by my late Mother-in-law, my very first banana cake! And it never fails!
I will post it as it was written down for me, but I will put in brackets my tiny alterations… You might wonder why separate the eggs and whip the whites, I’ve never dared to do otherwise, that’s why!
Ingredients:
- 4oz / 115g butter, softened
- 4oz / 115g caster sugar { 75g light brown sugar}
- 2 eggs, separated and whites whipped stiff
- 3 small ripe bananas, mashed {2 medium}
- 1/3 cup / 80ml milk
- 1tsp bicarbonate soda
- 8oz / 225g self raising flour, sifted
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/ 160°fan/ Gas 4 and grease or line a loaf tin
- Cream the butter and sugar together
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, 1 yolk, ½ the whites etc…
- Add bananas and mix well
- In another smaller bowl, dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk
- Add to the mixture, alternatively with and starting / finishing with the flour
- Pour into the prepared tin
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 40 to 50mn until a skewer comes out clean
- Turn onto a wire rack to cool
- Sprinkle with icing sugar
Thank you Diana, RIP 
