Moist Banana Cake Recipe—Very Easy to Make (Level A2-B1)

MOIST BANANA CAKE RECIPE

Moist Banana Cake Recipe

Recipe by Thandi Ngwira GatignolCourse: SnacksCuisine: World CuisineDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas

• 160g all-purpose flour

• 150g granulated sugar

• 170g unsalted butter

• 10g of butter for browning the bananas

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 3 eggs

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

• A pinch of salt

• Some raisins (optional)

Directions

• Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Cut bananas into thin slices and brown them on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Midway, add 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1 teasppon of brown sugar to caramelise. Set aside to cool.
• Whisk the eggs and sugar until creamy and fluffy.
• Melt the butter and let it cool.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon with a fork.
• Add the melted butter slowly.
• Add the caramelised bananas to the mixture.
• Grease a baking tray and flour it lightly.
• Pour the mixture in the baking tray and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Serve with a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!

Recipe Video

Notes

• This is a very easy recipe to make. It's actually our family's favourite. You can use less butter or sugar if you are worried about calories. Do try it and let me know how it turned out!

Moist Banana Cake Recipe: 10 Reasons Why I love It

• The cake is tasty!
• It’s satiating.
• It’s very easy to make.
• It’s not time consuming.
• It’s stress-free.
• I can easily find the ingredients.
• I make good use of excess bananas that are abundant in my home country, Malawi.
• My family and friends adore the recipe.
• Baking the cake relaxes me. It’s a nice way of spending the weekend.
• I like adding new ingredients and seeing the differences. The recipe is quite flexible.

What type of cakes do you like? Do you like plains ones or with fruit? Do you like them sweet and buttery or do you prefer them on the light side?

We would love to hear from you!

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About the Author

Thandi Ngwira Gatignol is the founder of Learn English With Africa. She was born on June 11th, 1981 in Blantyre, Malawi. When she was 19, she left her country of birth for France. She currently lives with her two daughters and husband in Poland.

Thandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in English studies obtained at the Université Paris X Nanterre in France and a Certificate in Journalism from Malawi. She has taught English as a French Ministry of Education certified teacher both in France and in Poland. She speaks six languages fluently, including French, Polish and Italian. She is now learning Kiswahili, German and Spanish. Salt No More is her debut novel and you can find her other books here on the website or on Amazon.

Blog Article: Moist Banana Cake Recipe—Very Easy to Make (Level A2-B1) © Learn English With Africa, May 2023