Simple cake.

This is going to be really simple cake. Something between banana bread and sponge cake and it’s really good! I must admit this is my ‘comfort food’. There is no better afternoon as with a cup of tea or milk, a good book, nice music around, while eating warm cake full of aroma.

You can choose different fruits and nuts if you like but don’t forget about banana (it makes cake moist). There is also important to use eggs and butter at room temperature*

*when you use cold eggs cake butter could be curdled

Simple cake.

Makes 1 loaf pan**

Ingredients:
100g butter, softened
150g (1 1/5 cups) icing sugar
1 egg, (room temperature)
6 tablespoon double cream
200g (1 1/3 cups) white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 banana, mashed
50g almonds, blanched, chopped coarsely
6 prunes, chopped coarsely

** Loaf pan (22x11 cm)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175C. Grease loaf pan.
2. Place the butter and icing sugar in a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy (about 10 minutes).
3. Gradually beat in the egg and double cream, then sift in the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and fold in with the chopped almonds, mashed banana and chopped prunes. Mixture will be very thick.
5. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes in 175C. Cake is ready when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean
6. Cool in the pan until completely cold. Dust with icing sugar, if desired.

Enjoy :)