Name: Ginger banana cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 90 gram butter; 2 tablespoon golden syrup; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 2/3 cup mashed banana; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted; 2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 tablespoon milk; 1/4 cup glace ginger, chopped; Lemon frosting; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted; 30 gram butter; 2 tablespoon lemon juice, approximately

Ginger banana cake

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Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

45M

Total

1H 5M

Ingredients

90 gram butter

2 tablespoon golden syrup

1/4 cup caster sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2/3 cup mashed banana

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon milk

1/4 cup glace ginger, chopped

Lemon frosting

1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted

30 gram butter

2 tablespoon lemon juice, approximately

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).

2.Grease a 20cm ring pan, line base with baking paper; grease paper.

3.Cream butter, syrup and sugars in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, beat until combined, then beat in banana. Transfer mixture to a large bowl, stir in dry ingredients and milk.

4.Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for about 45 minutes. Stand for about 5 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool.

5.Meanwhile, to make lemon frosting: In a medium bowl, combine sugar with butter and enough juice to mix to a spreadable consistency.

6.Spread cold cake with frosting, sprinkle with ginger. Serve,

We used 2 bananas for this recipe. Keeping time: 2 days.
Note

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