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Gluten-Free Recipes:
Banana Cake

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This is a very nice light textured banana cake.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup soft butter 1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs separated 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
4 tbs milk or buttermilk 1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt 2 cups GF plain flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Method:

Grease a loaf type pan and pre-heat oven to 180C / 350F.

Cream the butter and slowly add the sugar, blend until light and creamy.
Beat the egg yolks and add one at a time.

Mix the bananas, milk, baking soda and the salt together. Gradually add to the butter and sugar mixture. Stir in the flour and then the nuts.

Beat the egg whites and a few grains of salt until stiff. Fold gently into the other mixture - do not stir.

Place batter in loaf pan and bake for 30-40 mins. Cake is done when a skewer comes out clean .

Note: Adapted from Recipe 968 from Nutritious Recipes and Meals by Martin Pretorius

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Last updated :April, 2000