Banana Cake

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  Step 1

  Gather all the ingredients - I'm using wholemeal flour because that's what I had to hand, but plain is fine
  Preheat the oven to 200C

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  Step 2

  Sift 10 oz (270g) flour into a large mixing bowl

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  Step 3

  Measure the cinnamon (1 heaped tbsp), bicarb (2 tsp) and salt (1/2 tsp)

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  Step 4

  Sift in the dry ingredients

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  Step 5

  Measure 4 oz (110g) sugar into a microwaveable bowl

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  Step 6

  Add the butter and microwave until partially melted (30 sec)

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  Step 7

  Beat together the butter and sugar with a knife......

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  Step 8

  ...until smooth

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  Step 9

  Add the eggs and beat in

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  Step 10

  Then the vanilla

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  Step 11

  Peel the bananas. The riper the better!

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  Step 12

  Mash the bananas into the mixture. The easiest (and messiest) way is to squeeze between your fingers.

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  Step 13

  Beat together with the knife to make a batter. Some small lumps of banana are fine, as long as there are no big bits.

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  Step 14

  Measure out a small amount of milk into a cup

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  Step 15

  Add the juice of 1 lemon and mix into the batter

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  Step 16

  Make sure the dry ingredients are evenly mixed

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  Step 17

  Grease a baking tin / muffin cases with butter, ready to go into the oven. (again, the best / messiest way to do this is with your fingers)

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  Step 18

  Pour the batter into the dry ingredients

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  Step 19

  Mix well with a wooden spoon.
  The lemon juice will react with the bicarbonate, so do this as quickly as possible

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  Step 20

  Pour into the cake tin / muffin cases and put in the oven.
  Bake for 40 min - 1hr, less for muffins.
  The cake is done when you can stick a skewer in and it comes out clean.

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  Step 21

  Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 mins

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  Step 22

  Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

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  Step 23

  "Where's my cake? I'm hungry!"

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