Fairtrade Banana Cake
Acknowledgements and thanks to Cool Planet visitor Liam for this recipe.
250 g Self-Raising Flour
1/4 Fairtrade Nutmeg, ground
1 tsp Fairtrade Cinnamon
125 g Butter
Grated Rind of a Fairtrade Lemon
2 Free-Range Eggs
3 Medium, Fairtrade Bananas, mashed with a fork
Handful of Sultanas
6 heaped tbsp of set, Fairtrade Honey
1 whole, firm Fairtrade Banana (optional)
1. Heat oven to 180ºC/Gas Mark 4.
2. Sieve the flour, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and rub in the margarine.
3. Using a wooden spoon, fold in the sugar, eggs, lemon rind, sultanas, mashed bananas and honey.
4. Pour half of the mixture in a rectangular, drop in the whole firm banana and add the rest of the mixture.
5. Bake for 1.25 to 1.5 hours or until a skewer pushed into the cake comes out clean.
6. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 min before turning out onto a rack to cool. Slice, and spread with butter to serve.