There is nothing better than a cup of tea enjoyed with a homemade treat, and this simple banana bread recipe is the perfect cosy cake to make.
Mary Berry has shared that this simple recipe only takes 15 minutes to prepare before it slowly bakes in the oven for an hour.
She wrote: “This is a lovely, moist loaf which really doesn’t need to be buttered. It freezes extremely well. Any bananas left in the fruit bowl are ideal for this cake – the riper they are, the better.”
Shopping for baking ingredients can often be stressful, but this simple cake is made with simple ingredients you likely already have stored away in your kitchen.
This is the perfect loaf to treat yourself on a lazy afternoon or when you need to use up the contents of your fruit bowl.
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Instructions
Preheat the 180C (or Gas Mark 3). Light grease the loaf tin and then line it with baking paper.
Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix for around two minutes until well-blended.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface with a spoon.
Place in the oven and bake for around one hour, until the loaf is well-risen and golden brown. Test the readiness by inserting a toothpick into the centre of the loaf, and if it comes out clean the cake is ready to take out of the oven.
Once ready, take out the oven and leave to cool inside the tin for a few minutes. Then, use a knife to run across the sides of the loaf tin and turn the cake out.
Remove the baking paper and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.
Your delicious banana cake is now ready to serve.
