Banana and choc marble loaf
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Serves: Makes 1 loaf
This mouthful of goodness is calling your name! With this simple recipe it's a must-try.
Ingredients
125ml cooking oil
250ml (200 g) sugar
5ml vanilla essence
500ml (280 g) Snowflake cake flour
10ml baking powder
1ml salt
80ml milk
3 large bananas, mashed (about 250 ml)
20ml cocoa powder
15ml hot water
2 extra-large eggs
Method
- Beat oil and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until light and creamy. Add vanilla essence.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Add, alternately with milk, to egg mixture. Add bananas and mix.
- Mix cocoa powder with hot water until smooth and pour into banana mixture.
- To obtain a marbled effect, the cocoa mixture should not be stirred through completely.
- Lightly stir once or twice through mixture and spoon into a lined and greased 22.5 cm loaf pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180° for about 50 minutes or until baked through.
- Leave in pan for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
