Banana Tea Cake
Ingredients:
75g (2 ¾ oz) unsalted butter, softened
100g (3 ½ oz) caster sugar
125g (4 ½ oz) self-raising flour
2.5ml ( ½ tsp) bicarbonate of soda
2.5ml ( ½ tsp) salt
2.5ml ( ½ tsp) ground ginger
2.5ml ( ½ tsp) mixed spices
1 large egg (at room temperature), beaten
2 ripe bananas, chopped
100g (3 ½ oz) mixed dried fruit ( I use 20g each of sultanas, raisins, currants, dried apricots, finely chopped 10g each of red glace cherries, finely chopped and mixed citrus peel)
Method:
Preheat oven to 170 oC. Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
Sift together the flour, salt, spices then add the bicarbonate of soda.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the egg and bananas.
Add the sifted flour and spices and beat until smooth.
Add the mixed dried fruit and stir until combined
Pour into the loaf tin and bake for about 1 hour or until a metal skewer comes out clean
Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
