Sunbeam MX8500Y, MX8500R, MX8500W Sour Cream Banana Cake, Pancakes, Bananas and Butterscotch Sauce

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Sour Cream Banana Cake

125g butter, softened

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

½ cup sour cream

2cups self-raising flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup mashed banana

1.Preheat oven to moderate (180oC/160oC fan-forced). Grease and line a 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.

2.Place butter and sugar in the large bowl. Mix on medium speed (4-6) until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and mix until combined.

4.Sift in flour and baking soda. Mix on low speed (1-3) until just combined. Gently fold through bananas.

5.Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked.

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 (1-3) until combined. Add egg and milk, increasing speed to medium (4-6) and whisk until the batter is smooth.

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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