Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

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Serves: 8-10

160g butter, melted

1 ½ cups mashed banana

1 cup caster sugar

¾cup sour cream

½cup brown sugar 2 eggs

1 ½ cups plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

½teaspoon baking soda

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm cake pan with baking paper.

2.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal ‘s’ blade process butter, banana, sour cream, sugars and eggs until smooth.

3.Add remaining ingredients and pulse until just combined.

4.Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until golden and cooked.

Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

5.Once the cake has cooled, spread the sides and top of the cake with cream cheese icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

Makes: 3 cups

500g cream cheese, room temperature

100g butter, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

1 ½ cups icing sugar

1.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal ‘s’ blade process cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually add the icing sugar. Process until smooth.

2.This icing can be refrigerated in a clean airtight container for up to one week.

LC7900 specifications

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