Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

The last time I remember eating Banana cake was when my friend baked it at 3am hungover and it just tasted sooo gooood. As I had 2 bananas lying around I wasn't exactly going to let them go to waste and rather then making my usual grilled banana and peanut butter sandwich which is lushhh, I decided on banana cake adding my own twist peanut butter frosting as I just can't get enough of peanut butter.  

Banana Cake Ingredients:

Serves roughly 10 

125g butter 

150g caster sugar

1tsp vanilla extract 

1 egg beaten 

2 ripe bananas mashed

190g self raising flour

60ml milk 

Peanut Butter Frosting Ingredients: 

1 cup of peanut butter smooth or crunchy 

2tbsp butter 

3tbsp milk 

1tsp vanilla extract 

2tbsp cream cheese

2tbsp milk 

Preparation Method

Prep: 10mins  Cook: 35mins

1. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin (I used a baking tray). Melt butter, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat. 

2. Remove from heat and add the mashed bananas, mix well.

3 . Add egg, mix well. 

4. Stir in the flour and milk. 

5. Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle with a tsp of demerara sugar to give a crunch topping (optional) 

6. Bake at 150 degrees fan oven for 35 minutes until skewer comes out clean. 

7. Take out of oven and allow to cool on wire rack whilst making frosting. 

8. To make frosting combine all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy. 

9. Frost cake and cut into pieces (although I found it easier to cut first and frost individually) 

10. Bon Appetit!