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Sour Cream Banana Cake
125g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
2cups
1.Preheat oven to moderate (180oC/160oC
2.Place butter and sugar in the large bowl. Mix on medium speed
4.Sift in flour and baking soda. Mix on low speed
5.Pour into prepared pan and bake for
6.Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes, before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
TIP: This cake goes great with Real Chocolate Frosting (see page 24).
Pancakes
2 ½ cups plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄3 cup caster sugar
1egg
1½ cups milk Butter for frying
1.Place flour, baking powder, baking soda and caster sugar in the large bowl. Whisk on low speed
2.Heat a large frypan over medium heat. Working in batches add 1 tablespoon butter and ¼ cup of batter. Cook until golden on both sides. Repeat with remaining mixture.
TIP: Here are a few different ideas to make normal pancakes spectacular!
Bananas and Butterscotch Sauce
Melt 100g butter with ½ cup brown sugar in a small saucepan, add ¼ cream, bring to a simmer and set aside. Slice bananas over pancakes and pour over sauce.
Chocolate Nutella Pancakes
Add 80g of melted milk chocolate and ¼ cup melted nutella to the above pancake recipe when adding the milk to the batter. Garnish with orange segments for a refreshing twist.
Mixed berry Pancakes
Add ½ cup frozen berries to pancake mix at the end. You can always add the zest of one lemon as well.
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