CARROT & BANANA CAKE
YIELDS 2 LOAF CAKES
YIELDS 2 LOAF CAKES
There’s a super-moist teatime treat you simply HAVE to try. Watch your family go bananas for every slice.
Cake:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup sunflower oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ½ cup cake flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2ml salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup banana pulp (about 3 bananas)
• 1 cup grated carrots
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped
Icing:
• 100g butter
• ½ cup icing sugar
• 100g cream cheese
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
Cake:
• Pre- heat oven to 180°C.
• Cream the sugar, oil and eggs till light and fluffy.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together.
• Mix the flour mixture into sugar mixture, blend well while adding.
• Mix the carrots, bananas and nuts together.
• Gently fold the carrot mixture into the batter (do not stir too much).
• Divide the batter into 2 Twinsaver Foil Loaf Pans.
• Bake for 20 – 25min. Test with knife into middle of cake (if knife comes out dry the cake is ready).
• Remove from oven and cool down.
Icing:
• Cream butter and cream cheese together till soft.
• Add the icing sugar and blend till smooth. Mix in the vanilla essence.
• Spread over the 2 cakes.
• Slice and serve.