Banana and Walnut Cake

Method

• step 1

  Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.

• step 2

  Grease the loaf tin with margarine or butter, and line the tin with greaseproof baking paper.

• step 3

  Peel the bananas and mash them with a fork and chop the walnuts roughly.

• step 4

  Place the butter and brown sugar into a mixing bowl and blend together with a fork. Stir in the bananas and chopped walnuts. Mix in one egg and sift in half of the flour. Add the remaining flour, egg, oil and lemon juice then mix in a figure of eight.

• step 5

  Pour the mixture into the loaf tin, smooth it level and place in the oven for 50-60 minutes.

• step 6

  Make the topping by adding the icing sugar, soft cheese, butter and vanilla into a bowl and mixing it all together with a fork.

• step 7

  Spoon the icing onto the cake and spread it evenly with a knife.