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  • 5 small ripe bananas (4 mashed, 1 sliced down the middle to decorate the top)
  • 250g gluten free plain flour (I used a mix of dove farms all purpose gluten free flour and rice flour)
  • 2 and a half teaspoons of bicarbonate soda
  • 1 and a half teaspoons of ground cinnamon
  • 180g light muscovado sugar
  • 75g unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large free range eggs
  • Slice of lemon
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    Method

    • step 1

      Pre-heat the oven to 180.c and line a loaf tin with grease proof paper.
    • step 2

      In a large bowl, roughly mash 4 of the bananas, add the sugar, eggs and melted butter and beat together using an electric whisk.
    • step 3

      Sieve in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon and gently fold in.
    • step 4

      Pour the mixture into the pre-prepared tin.
    • step 5

      Slice the fifth banana in half and rub the cut side of each half with the slice of lemon to stop it browning, and arrange on top of the cake mix.
    • step 6

      Bake in the pre-heated oven for 60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
    • step 7

      Leave to stand for 10 minutes in the loaf tin before taking out and standing on a wired rack to cool completely.
    • step 8

      Cut into 10 slices and enjoy with a cup of tea.
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    linkao

    I reduced the sugar and used 200g Dove all purpose flour and 50g rice flour. I switched to baking powder. I really kept an eye of the oven as worried from previous comments. But it was ok with my fan oven at 180c (I don’t preheat though) for 60 minutes. It tasted good but I couldn’t wait for it to…

    karenking1804HWoc5ggo

    Tasted awful, tasted of very strong Bicarb. Did you really mean 2 and half teaspoons of Bicarbonate of Soda, very bitter aftertaste. Had to put it in the bin.

    Sarah Anderson

    My daughter said this was the best gluten free cake I had ever made. Delicious!

    Keturah Smith

    Added some walnuts tasted better

    bluehoo

    The cooking time of 60 minutes at 180c was WAY too long, it came out REALLY dark brown and had a burnt taste throughout. :( Disappointing, as otherwise it may have been nice. I was surprised that it did rise well as there was bicarb in it but no acid (lemon juice or vinegar) to create the reaction.…

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