Delicious and Dead easy to make!
Right now, I've got a damn cold and am not hungry, well actually i'm craving Chocolate and bananas, surely this recipe will suffice for an iron and potassium quick fix?
I've been ordered to go to bed now, so this cake will have to wait til tomorrow.
Nigella's Chocolate and Banana cake
INGREDIENTS
| 75g (3oz) chocolate |
| 110g (4oz) soft butter |
| 125g (4 ½ oz) caster sugar |
| 2 eggs |
| 125g (4 ½ oz) self-raising flour |
| 1 level tsp baking powder |
| 1 rounded tbsp cocoa |
| 2 medium bananas, peeled and mashed (really ripe ones are great for this) |
METHOD
| 1. | Preheat the oven to 180oC/350oF/gas 4. Line with parchment paper a 900g (2lb) loaf tin. |
| 2. | Melt the chocolate in a low oven, microwave, or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. |
| 3. | With a wooden spoon, cream the butter, add the sugar, and beat well; then add the eggs one by one, beating all the time. |
| 4. | Add the sieved flour, baking powder and cocoa, followed by the melted chocolate and the mashed bananas. Stir to bring together. |
| 5. | Pour into the prepared loaf tin and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before removing. |
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