This has to be the recipe I have been asked for the most. I have been making this since Sonny's first birthday party, he is coming up for 6 now! Perhaps all my friends will have it but for those of you who asked and i never got round to sending it to you, here it is. Its truly delicious and there's quite a few "healthy" ingredients in there so it has a feel good factor too.
275g organic plain flour - i usually use a 50:50 mix of white and wholemeal, 100% wholemeal makes it too heavy
1 level spoonful bicarbonate of soda
2 level teaspoonfuls baking powder
1 level teaspoon salt
175g soft, light, brown sugar
3 free range, organic eggs
2 ripe bananas, peeled
175g finely, grated carrots
handful of sultanas (optional)
6 fl oz organic sunflower oil
1. Forewarm your oven to 180 degrees.
2. Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl with the bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Add the eggs and brown sugar and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl mash the bananas with a fork, then add to the cake mixture along with the carrots and oil (sultanas too if your using them).
5. Mix well with a wooden spoon, then pour into a 9 inch cake tin.
6. Place in the oven for an hour, test with a metal skewer to ensure the cake is cooked all the way through. Leave for 5 mins once out of the oven, then remove from tin and allow to cool on a wire cake rest.
I use a Jamie Oliver recipe for the icing if I'm making this for adults and its just devine, the kids often prefer a plain butter icing - butter, philidelphia cheese and icing sugar or none at all! Jamie's version is as follows:
115g mascarpone cheese
225g full fat cream cheese
85g icing sugar, sifted
zest and juice of two limes
Mix all the ingredients together and spread over the top of the cake.
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