The 2012 Cake Recipe
Banana and Cherry Loaf
Ingriedients
- 90g soft margarine, plus extra for greasing
- 2 large bananas mashed
- 125g quartered cherries
- 150ml boiling water
- 90g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1kg loaf tin
- Lightly grease the loaf tin with margarine and line with greaseproof paper.
- Combine the margarine, sugar, egg, flour and baking powder in a large bowl and beat until blended. Add the banana, cherries and hot water.
- Spoon into the prepared loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180*C (350*F, Gas 4) for one and a quarter hours to one and and half hours until well risen and firm to the touch.
- Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then turn out on to a wire rack.