Brilliant banana loaf

Brilliant banana loaf

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle-topped sponge, this cake is great for using up overripe fruit

Difficulty and servings

Easy

CUTS INTO 8-10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

FREEZE un-iced

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add the eggs with a little flour. Fold in the remaining flour, baking powder and bananas. Pour into the tin and bake for about 30 mins until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
  3. Mix the icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing. Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with banana chips.

PER SLICE (10)

268 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 1g, sugar 24g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2012.

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  • 2012-07-15 11:00:36.098056

    Jaana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice, easy banana bread! I made it without the drizzle and banana chips, but had it with vanilla ice cream instead - delish!

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  • 2012-07-17 18:31:58.497046

    mairim rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tastes fantastic, especially warm out the oven but takes much longer to cook than recipe states - nearly an hour. Not surprised as use a similar recipe regularly that takes an hour. Worth the wait though! Didn't bother with drizzle and chips and kids still loved it.

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  • 2012-07-22 09:51:20.000005

    same965 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy, fast and delicious!

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  • 2012-08-02 21:03:53.155733

    bernieg02 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    beautiful moist cake, will definitely make this again!

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  • 2012-08-03 22:08:42.299858

    KatyCooks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Well, it was easy enough to make and looks exactly like the picture. It is moist and tasty, but I ended up removing the dried bananas as they make it really difficult to cut the cake and aren't really necessary.

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  • 2012-08-06 07:03:48.867884

    hleblanc commented on this recipe

    perfect for mcmillan coffee morning in september

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  • 2012-08-06 07:04:45.687765

    hleblanc rated this recipe

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  • 2012-08-06 07:04:45.84466

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    2012-08-06 20:26:27.817984

    Lou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and a great one to do with my two year old - she loves mashing up the bananas! Takes about an hour to bake though which is quite a bit longer than the recipe says. Love it!

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  • 2012-08-07 09:29:52.795013

    Ejt1 rated this recipe

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  • 2012-08-14 19:05:14.661433

    wee-shelly rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    It was yummy scrummy. I left off the icing for a healthier alternative. Oh and I didn't use the dried banana either simply because I don't like it. :)

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  • 2012-08-29 17:59:10.296103

    lindamc rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this also took me longer to bake, at gas mark 4 it was a good 50 minutes. it tasted lovely though - i added 1 tsp cinnamon as well as some other reviewers and left out the icing. will definitely be making this again.

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  • 2012-08-29 19:14:00.081657

    Marilyn commented on this recipe

    Excellent and so easy to make although did need another 10 mins baking time than in the recipe.

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  • 2012-09-01 20:27:34.787646

    charlotte.hood1 commented on this recipe

    Super easy, great turnout! I did find that the bread needed ten or so minutes longer. But taste wise was a hit with the family, love it :)

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  • 2012-09-05 12:08:31.043125

    MrsHopper rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very tasty although I can only echo what others have said, I cooked for 55 minutes and I think it could have actually done with another 10 minutes. Nice though!

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  • 2012-09-12 19:16:50.705273

    Voodoo Chilli rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Big hit with the family, defiantly a cake for those with a very sweet tooth if you include the drizzle like I did. Can't believe how simple it is to make such yummy cakes - ha can you tell im new to home baking. I did this at 160 in my fan oven and im yet another echoing previous comments in that I had to up the cooking time to 55 minutes.

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  • 2012-09-14 17:55:27.33179

    Gracie commented on this recipe

    Brilliant recipe! Lovely and moist in the middle but as most of the people above have suggested, needed an extra 15 mins in the oven. Left the icing and banana chips out but overall, a highly recommended cake!

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  • 2012-09-14 17:56:05.00803

    Gracie rated this recipe

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  • 2012-09-15 14:09:27.470378

    sbaileyhawke rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice cake that everyone enjoyed. I loved the drizzle addition but left the dried bananas off. Put in the oven for 45 mins and trend out really moist and scummy.

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  • 2012-09-18 18:23:36.58126

    Tini rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quick, easy and tasty! Whole family loved it! Thanks!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

CUTS INTO 8-10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

FREEZE un-iced

Ingredients

  • 140g butter , softened, plus extra for the tin
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs , beaten
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 very ripe bananas , mashed
  • 50g icing sugar
  • handful dried banana chips, for decoration
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PER SLICE (10)

268 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 1g, sugar 24g, salt 0.5 g

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