Traditional Banana Cake by Christine Chen

Traditonal Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 250gram butter 
• 200gram caster sugar (you can use a mixture of white and light brown muscavado sugar too)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 eggs
• 250gram banana puree (ang bak jio)
• 250gram plain flour
• 1tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175° C.

2. Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy.

3. Add in eggs one at a time, beating thorougly after each addition.

4. Add in banana puree, fold in sifted flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Mix well.

5. Pour into a 7-8" pan and decorate with banana slices (optional).

6. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from cake.