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BANANA CAKE
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
2 x 60g eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banana
150g butter, melted
2 cups (300g) plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons milk
1 quantity Cream cheese frosting (Recipe
Page 45)
METHOD
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 C. Lightly grease
and line the base and sides of a 20cm
deep round cake pan.
2. Assemble mixer using scraper beater.
3. Using Creaming/beating setting, mix
sugar, eggs and mashed banana until
well combined, about 1 minutes.
4. Add melted butter, mix until well
combined, about 30 to 40 seconds.
5. Sift flour and baking powder together.
Dissolve soda in milk.
6. Using Light Mixing setting, add sifted
ingredients and milk alternately
to banana mixture. Mix until well
combined, about 30 to 40 seconds.
7. Pour mixture into prepared cake pan.
8. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until cooked
when tested.
9. Allow to stand 5 minutes in pan before
turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
When cool, ice with Cream Cheese
Frosting if desired.
CELEBRATION FRUIT CAKE
INGREDIENTS
750g mixed fruit
100g glace cherries, chopped
¾ cup chopped almonds or Brazil nuts
¾ cup Brandy or Whisky
200g butter, chopped
1 cup/200g dark brown sugar
3 x 60g eggs
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
2 cups (300g) plain flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
extra
1
⁄3 cup Brandy or whisky
METHOD
1. Pre-heat oven to 150ºC.
2. Combine fruit, nuts and whisky in a
large bowl, cover and allow to stand 8
hours or overnight.
3. Lightly grease a deep 20cm round cake
pan and line base and sides with two
layers of baking paper. Extend side
paper 5cm above edge of pan.
4. Assemble mixer using scraper beater.
5. Using Creaming/Beating setting, beat
butter and sugar until light and creamy,
about 3 minutes.
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition, about 1 to 1½ minutes.
7. Add marmalade, mix until well
combined, about 20 to 30 seconds.
8. Sift flour and spices together.
9. Using Folding/Kneading setting,
gradually add dry ingredients and fruit
mixture in two batches. Mix until well
combined, about 30 to 40 seconds.
10. Pour cake mixture into prepared pan and
bake for 3-3½ hours or until cooked until
a skewer inserted into the middle of the
cake comes out clean.
11. Brush top of cake with extra brandy or
whisky, cover with foil, seal and allow to
cool in pan. Avoid touching top of cake
with foil.