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BANANA CAKE WITh LEMON ICING
Serves 10
INGREdIENTS
1 ¾ sticks (200g) butter, room temperature
1 ½ cups (295g)bakers sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups (approx 3 large) very ripe mashed
bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups (280g) self rising flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup (125ml) buttermilk
METhOd
1. Preheat oven to 350° F (180°C) no fan
325° F (160°C) with fan. Grease and line
base and sides of a 9" cake pan.
2. Combine butter and sugar in the bowl
of the electric mixer and beat on speed
9, until well combined. Add eggs, one
at a time, beating well between eac h
addition. Add bananas and vani lla and
mix well.
3. Reduce speed (2-3), and add sifted
dry ingredients and butterm ilk in two
batches; mix until just combined.
4. Spoon mixture into prepared pan and
bake for about 60 minutes or until
cooked when tested with a skewer.
5. Allow cake to cool in pan for 5 minutes
before transferring to a wire rac k to
cool completely.
Serve with Lemon Icing
MOIST CARROT CAKE WITh CREAM ChEESE fROSTING
Serves 10
INGREdIENTS
2 sticks (226g) butter, softened
1 ½ cups (295g)bakers sugar
3 large eggs
2 cups (249g) self-raising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup desiccated coconut (shredded coconut
lightly toasted and crushed)
¾ cup (175ml) buttermilk
2 cups (approx 3 carrots) finely grated carrot
1 x 15.5 oz can crushed canned pineapple in juice,
well drained
1 cup chopped walnuts
METhOd
1. Preheat oven to 350° F (180°C) no fan
325° F (160°C) with fan. Grease and line
base and sides of 2 x 8" cake pans with
parchment paper.
2. Combine butter and sugar in the bowl
of the electric mixer and beat on speed
9 until well combined. Add eggs, one
at a time, beating well between eac h
addition.
3. Reduce speed to 2-3, and add sifted
flour, cinnamon, baking soda , coconut
and buttermilk in two batches; m ix
until just combined. Fold through
carrot, pineapple and walnuts.
4. Spoon mixture into prepared pans
and bake for about 40 minutes or until
cooked when tested with a skewer.
5. Allow cakes to cool in pan for 5 minutes
before transferring to a wire rac k to
cool completely.
6. Once cakes are cool spread half of
cream cheese frosting onto one cake
then top with second cake and top with
remaining frosting.
RECIPES
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