RECIPE : Banana bread

Happy Tuesday to you all :) Its been a while since I posted a recipe and since this one is a popular favourite and my go to recipe when I want something a little different for breakfast I thought I'd share it with you.

As always its an easy recipe and apart from the cooking time can be whizzed together pretty quick, my kind of cooking :)

You will need: 

150g of caster sugar or soft brown sugar

50g of softened butter

2 eggs

4 tbsp of water

3 very ripe bananas

200g of wholemeal flour

1 tsp Bicarbonate Soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

Method:

Preheat your oven to 180c

Line a loaf tin with grease proof paper

Beat sugar and butter until smooth and creamy

Whisk eggs with the water

I use my nutribullet to combine the bananas and egg/water mix

Pour the banana/egg/water mix into the sugar/butter mix and blend well

Add the flour, bicarb and baking powder and mix until combined with the other ingredients

Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 55 minutes - top should be firm to touch and nicely brown

You could always add some walnuts to give it a bit of crunch....I love to have a slice with a handful of raspberries and a dollop of yoghurt. Perfect for breakfast, or on its own for an afternoon snack.

Enjoy :)

Emma xxx

RECIPE : Cappuccino cake

If you like coffee you will love this cake, if you like chocolate you will love this cake, if you love cake you will definitely love this cake!!!!! Don't be put off if you're not a coffee lover, its not as intense as it sounds, its more of a chocolate cake with a hint of coffee. And if you really hate coffee then why not substitute it with caramel flavouring? 

To make the cake you will need :

50 gms Cocoa powder

6 tblsps boiling water

3 eggs

50 mls milk

175 gms self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder 

100 gms margarine/butter

275 gms caster sugar

To make the coffee cream filling/topping you will need :

300 mls whipping cream

1 tsp coffee

2 tsp boiling water

Method : Cake

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare x2 cake tins

Mix cocoa powder with the hot water until it makes a smooth paste (dont be tempted to stick your finger in to taste as it smells so chocolatey and delicious - it is bitter and will not taste as nice as it smells - I found out the hard way ha ha ha!)

Cream the butter and sugar together

Beat the eggs together with the milk and add to the creamed butter and sugar

Mix in your cocoa mix

Sift in your flour and baking powder - don't over mix

Pour into the two prepared tins and bake for 25-30 mins (test with a skewer to make sure its cooked in the centre)

All to cool and then remove from the tins

Place on a wire rack to cool completely before adding the cream filling/topping

Method : Coffee cream filling/topping

Whip 300mls whipping cream (or double cream) 

Mix 1 tsp of coffee with 2 tsp of boiling water - stir till dissolved

Add to the whipped cream and fold in til mixed

Spilt into two lots and sandwich one half in-between the two cakes and use the other half to spread on the top.

Dust with cocoa powder and add walnuts/pecans if you wish :D 

Enjoy!