Banana Caramel Loaf
Created by Tisme on December 4, 2015
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 1 1/2h
- Recipe #22010
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed banana (2 large ripe bananas, mashed, you need 1 cup)
- CARAMEL ICING INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 50 grams butter (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (icing)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan-forced.
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Step 2: Lightly grease a 6cm-deep, 10cm x 20cm (base) loaf pan. Line the base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at long ends.
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Step 3: Sift flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl, add sugar and stir to combine. Place milk, eggs and vanilla in a jug and whisk to combine.
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Step 4: Fold milk mixture and banana into flour mixture and pour into a prepared pan.
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Step 5: Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
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Step 6: Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes.
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Step 7: Turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
How to Make
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Step 8: To make the icing: Place the brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes (don't boil) or until sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium. and bring to boil.
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Step 9: Reduce heat to low. and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
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Step 10: Remove from heat. Stir in icing sugar until smooth.
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Step 11: Cool for 10 minutes the spread loaf with icing.