Moist Banana Cake / Banana Loaf

Ingredients:

125g Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 Egg
2 Ripe Banana's mashed (if they are small use 3)
1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour
1/4 Cup Milk







Method:

This recipe is a little different to any that I have made before in the order in which things are done...but it works and tastes great so who am I to argue!

Melt the butter in  small saucepan / pot.  When it is melted slowly add the sugar while mixing to make sure it is thoroughly soaked.  Add the Vanilla essence and stir.  Don't expect the sugar to become completely liquid - it's a lot of sugar in a little butter and if you cook it too much, or too hot, then it will start to caramelize. Remove it from heat when it's all wet and mixed through.

Mash the banana's in a large mixing bowl.  Add the sugar-butter mix to the mashed banana's and mix through well.  Add the egg and mix again - I do this all fairly quickly because the butter mix is still warm and I don't want it to start cooking the egg.

Add the flour into the mix slowly - mixing as you go so that it doesn't become lumpy.  Once it's well mixed slowly add the milk and just stir through.

Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for approximately 40 minutes or until the loaf springs back when touched.






Notes: 

*125g is equal to 1/2 cup + 1Tbs
**Regular Flour is fine but you need to add 1 tsp of baking powder for each cup of flour used.
***170 degrees Celsius is equal to 338 degrees Fahrenheit.