Ingredients
100g butter
175g caster sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
225g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp milk

Method

• Take a 2lb loaf tin, grease tin and line it
• Preheat oven to 180° C (Gas Mark 4)
• Measure all ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat for 2 minutes until well blended
  
• Spoon into tin and level surface
• Bake for about 1 hour until risen and golden brown A skewer or thin knife inserted in the centre of the cake should come out clean.
• Leave the cake to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then loosen and turn the cake out. Remove the lining paper and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.

Peggy Langdon