Foodie Friday: Banana cake

This is a nice cake recipe made from one of the commonest (and cheapest) fruits here - Bananas!

The recipe is made up of common cake-making ingredients and it is simple to follow. Easy process, easy outcome. The taste is light and yummy, perfect for an afternoon tea. I liked it so much that i made it again last night. For a step-to-step guide, click here.

Structure: The main stuffs; Process: Well, this is the final process (baking) when my hands are quite clean & the boys are away.. heheh;
Outcome: Golden brown with a nice, smooth, even top. Photo credit: myphotorecipes.com & myself :p

Tips:

1. Make sure to use a large mixer bowl (4.6L or more) if you intend to make the whole recipe as the banana mix fluffs up in volumes. Since i work with a mini 2L bowl, i did it by halving the initial mix after about 10 mins of mixing. Takes a while longer, but the result is good, nonetheless.

2. Instead of putting whole / halves of bananas directly into the mixer bowl, i used my fingers to squeeze-squash them as i place them into the mixer since i got small clumps of banana stuck to the mixer prongs after the mix the first time. Probably due to the design of the mixer/prongs (cheap brand) :p

3. The cake cooks much faster than the prescribed 55 mins. I suppose the heat can be moderated so it can be left to cook longer to give it a more toasted brown look, and perhaps a less pale inside.

Enjoy!