Banana Bread

Ingredients

Here is the recipe for my naughty banana bread.

140g unsalted butter or replacement spread (softened)
140g golden caster sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
1 tsp vanilla extract (if you like it)
140g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
3 ripe bananas, mashed
100g dark chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips
(If using self-raising flour only use half a teaspoon of baking powder)

Method

• Preheat oven to 180 if fan oven 160 or gas mark 4
• Line the inside of a cake tin with paper or a 900g loaf tin lightly coated with some butter or spray oil.
• Beat the butter and sugar with a whisk or electric whisk until fluffy and light in colour. Add the egg a little at a time so the mixture doesn’t split.
• Fold in the flour with a spatula or spoon with the mashed bananas, vanilla extract if using, and a small handful of the chocolate.
• Pour into your prepared tin and scatter the rest of the chocolate on the top.
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• Place the tin in the oven.
• Bake for around 50 minutes or until the cake has puffed up and a skewer comes out clean from the middle.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
• Once cooled, slice and place into an air-tight container, and it should last around 3-4 days.