Banana and Coconut Loaf Cake
Get baking in the Easter Holidays…
Mrs Spice had a few very ripe bananas to use up today and so decided to show us how to make a Banana and Coconut Loaf Cake. Here is the scrummy recipe….
Banana and Coconut Loaf Cake
Makes 1 x 900 g loaf cake
Serves 8-10
140 g butter, softened plus extra for greasing
2 very ripe bananas
140 g caster sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
140 g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
50 g desiccated coconut
50 g icing sugar
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan oven/gas 4. Grease a 900 g loaf tin with a little butter and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
- In a small bowl, use a fork to mash the bananas into a pulp. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the butter and sugar, using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy.
- Continue to whisk and slowly add the eggs until combined. Then add the flour, baking powder, mashed bananas and coconut until combined.
- Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for about 45 mins until golden, risen and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing. Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and leave to set.