Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 250g Plain Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• 150g Unsalted Butter, softened
• 180g Light Brown Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs
• 3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 120ml Sour Cream
• 250g Full-Fat Cream Cheese, softened
• 100g Unsalted Butter, softened (for the frosting)
• 250g Icing Sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and grease and line a 23cm round cake tin.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
3. Beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Mix in the mashed bananas, vanilla extract and sour cream until combined.
6. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until no streaks of flour remain.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
8. Bake for 40–45 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
9. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Beat the cream cheese, butter and icing sugar together until smooth and creamy.
11. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake before slicing and serving.

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