Banana Cake

Banana Cake

Shopping list:
- 125g butter or margarine
- 180ml (3/4 c) sugar
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 430ml (1%c) cake flour
- 10ml (2t) baking powder
- 42ml CI4 t) salt ml bicarbonate of soda
- 15ml (1T) water
- 250ml (1c) mashed banana
- 15 (1T) ml milk

Topping:
- 30ml (2T) brown sugar
- 7ml (1 1 /2 t) ground cinnamon
- 60ml (1/4c) walnuts, finely chopped

How to cook:
1.Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a 22 cm loose-bottomed cake tin with butter or nonstick spray.
2.Dust with flour. Cream the butter or margarine and sugar together, then add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
3.Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
4.Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the water and mix wi th the mashed banana and milk.
5.Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the dry ingredients.
6.Mix all the ingredients for the topping.
7.Turn the batter into the tin, spreading evenly.
8.Scatter with the top ping mixture.
9.Bake for 45 minutes or until risen and a testing skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
10.Makes 1 medium-sized cake.