Banana cake with Chocolate icing.

A simple cake recipe which produces a classic product.
Just follow the recipe well.
Make sure your cake is spongy in the middle before pulling it out of the oven.
Allow to cool before icing.
Remember not to add too much hot water to your icing, otherwise you will get chocolate soup.

This recipe makes a small cake. Double it if you want a bigger cake.

Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing

Equipment

·      Small cake tin (greased and floured)

·      Sharp knife

·      Mixing bowl

·      Measuring cups/spoons

·      Wooden spoon

·      Whisk

·      Sieve

·      Cooling rack

Ingredients

·      Butter, 75g, soft

·      Sugar, ½ cup

·      Eggs, 1

·      Soft banana, 1/2 large mashed (or 1 small mashed)

·      Vanilla essence, ¼ tsp

·      Flour, 1 cup

·      Baking soda, ½ tsp

·      Salt, ¼ tsp

·      Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp

·      Milk, 1/4 cup

·      Lemon juice, ½ tsp

Method

1.    Cream butter and sugar until light.

2.    Beat in the egg.

3.    Stir in mashed banana and vanilla.

4.    Sieve in the dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda).

5.    Fold into creamed mixture with milk and lemon juice.

6.    Pour into the greased and floured cake tin.

7.    Bake at 180⁰C for 20-30 minutes until cooked.

8.    Remove from oven and let cool down before turning out.

9.    Ice with chocolate icing.

Icing

·      Icing sugar, ½ cup

·      Cocoa, 1 tsp

·      Butter, 2 knobs, melted

·      Hot water, 2-3 tsp