Banana Cake

Banana cake

Banana cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plain flour
4 ripe bananas (crushed)
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar (half white and half brown)
1 egg, whisked
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F(175C).
2. Smashed the ripe bananas in a large bowl with a spoon or process in a food processor. 
3. Use a wooden spoon to combine melted butter with the smashed bananas.  Stir in sugar, whisked egg and vanilla. 
4. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt in the mixture.
5. Stir in sifted flour, one third at a time.  No need to stir too hard, just fold and incorporate all ingredients thoroughly.
6. Transfer mixture into a greased 4x8 inch baking pan.  Bake for about 1 hour.  Test with a toothpick.  If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked through. 
7. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. 

Tips

1. If you feel too tired of smashing banana with a spoon, use a food processor.  Just process bananas for a few seconds if you’d like to retain some texture.
2. I found it’s better not to use an electric mixer for making banana cake.  Use a spoon or whisk just to incorporate all ingredients together without over-stirring.  The cake would be turned out really soft.