easy banana cake recipe - use over-ripe bananas for best results

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Rich banana cake

The rich scent of bananas and the super moist texture in this cake is simply intoxicating! Believe me, the satisfaction of eating a slice of this with a hot cup of tea in the afternoon could revive you instantly. I feel it is a perfect combination of all the best things in one place; melt in the mouth texture, the rich taste, and the sweet banana scent!

Overripe bananas in your fruit bowl are ideal with their taste and scent for this cake.  So, never bin them again. Bake this and take it to your ailing aunt, a good friend, your mum who is alone in an empty nest, or anyone who is struggling with a bad patch and watch how quickly their faces light up, as soon as they taste this beautiful cake.

I added raisins to give the cake a bit more richness but if you prefer chocolate chips, that too goes perfectly well. Do not add too much of either, as the taste of banana should be the highlight of this cake. If you prefer just a plain cake just go ahead! I sometimes bake it plain but the taste is never spoilt.

So, let’s make this super easy, delicious banana cake today!

What you will need:

Self Raising flour250 g
Bananas (overripe-any variety) 4
Light soft brown sugar250 g
Margarine/butter under room temp.  140 g
Eggs 2
Milk Chocolate chips or broken pieces and raisins 2 tbsp each or a bit more
Salt3 pinches
Raisins1-2 tbsp
Lemon juice2 tsp
Lemon rind grated (optional)1/4 tsp

Let’s make them:

reheat  the oven to 160 C . Gas mark 3

Cream the batter

  • Cream butter and sugar together using an electric hand mixer
  • Add eggs, one at a time. Make sure you beat two rounds after each addition

Mash bananas and add to the bowl

  • Using a fork scrape the bananas into the bowl
  • Add lemon juice, and beat for a few rounds until bananas are mashed and incorporated with the batter properly

Mix flour

  • Mix salt and self-raising flour and sieve onto the cake batter, holding the sieve well above it, allowing the air to escape
  • Do not use the electric mixer at this point.  Fold the flour gently with a wooden spoon until everything turns into a creamy batter
  • Now add chocolate chips or raisins. You can omit both and go for a plain cake if you prefer simplicity!
  • Fold gently, combine all together

Fill the tray

  • Line up a 9″ tray or a loaf tray and pour the cake batter into it
  • Gently lift the tray and drop on to the pantry top to make the surface even

Into the oven

  • Stick the tray in the oven and bake for 25 min or until the top turns golden brown
  • Check by stabbing a skewer.  If the skewer comes out clean, your cake is ready
  • Take out from the oven and leave in the tray for 10 mins to cool off
  • Gently take the cake out and let it rest on a cooling rack
  • Dip the knife into hotwater and then wipe before slicing the cake
  • Store the rest in an air-tight container

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