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