Ingredients
140g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
140g caster sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
140g self-raising flour
1tsp baking powder
2 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 handful of walnuts, roughly chopped
50g icing sugar
handful of dried banana chips for decoration
Method
- Heat oven to 180c/160 fan
- Butter a 1kg loaf tin and line base and sides with baking parchment
- Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten eggs with a little of the 140g flour
- Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 mashed bananas and chopped walnuts
- Pour into the tin and bake for 30-40 minutes until a knife comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove to wire rack
- Mix 50g icing sugar with 2tsp water to make runny icing
- Drizzle icing across the top fo the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips