The Most Fabulous Banana Cake Recipe

Adapted from "Mix & Bake" by Belinda Jeffery
Serves 12

Ingredients:

225g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 - 4 very ripe banana (about 1 cup), mashed
340g castor sugar
2 eggs
125g unsalted butter, room temperature cut into small chunks
100ml buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

For topping:

2 ripen bananas, slice thinly for topping (optional)
1 Tbsp castor sugar

Method:

1) Preheat oven to 180C. Butter and line a deep 26cm ring tin or 2 loaf tins

2) Put the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate sode into a food processor and whiz for about 15 seconds. Remove and tranfer into a bowl.

3) Add the bananas to the processor together with the eggs and sugar.  Whiz for 1 mintue.  Then add the butter and whiz for another minute until thick and creamy. Now add the buttermilk and vanilla extract and pulse in quick on/off bursts.  The add the flour and again mix it in with quick bursts, scrapping down the sides once or twice.  Do not overmix or cake will be tough.  Add the chopped walnuts and give it a quick stir with a spatula.  Scoop batter into prepared tin and smoothen out.

4) Optional: Place the sliced bananas on top of the batter and sprinkle with sugar.  B

5) Bake for about 30 - 35 minutes.  Do not open the oven during baking time or the center may sink.  Cool cake completely before unmoulding.

Hershey's Best Brownies

Adapted from http://www.recipezaar.com/


Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine (melt in microwave, about 1 1/2 minutes on high)
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar (it's ok, just indulge the sweetness!)

• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs


How-to:

1. First mix all the dry ingredients including the sugar mix so the cocoa is well incorporated.

2. Add the melted butter lightly mix just a few times. (just use yr hand whisk or wooden spoon)

3. Then add all the eggs and vanilla at once, mix a few times more until combined. Do not overmix.

4. Pour into yr baking tray, bake, cool completely, cut into squares, ENJO