Banana Cake With Cream Cheese & Mascarpone Frosting
Ingredients
- 7oz self-rising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spices
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large, very ripe bananas (320g in peel)
- 7oz light brown sugar
- 3.5oz vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Cooking spray
Frosting
- 3.5oz cream cheese
- 3.5oz mascarpone cheese
- 2.63oz icing sugar
Instructions
Step 1
In a bowl, mix the flour, spices and salt.
Step 2
Peel and mash bananas in a large mixing bowl with a fork until bananas are completely mashed. Add sugar, oil, eggs and extract to bananas, using a whisk to incorporate.
Step 3
Slowly add dry ingredients to bananas and whisk continually to combine.
Step 4
Remove the crisper paniere from pan. Preheat unit by selecting BAKE, set temperature to 160°C and set time to 3 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin.
Step 5
Once unit has preheated, remove pan and spray liberally with cooking spray. Place a 20cm circle of paper in bottom of pan, add batter to pan on top of paper and close pan drawer.
Step 6
Select BAKE, set temperature to 160°C and set time to 35 minutes.
Step 7
After 30 minutes, check cake is cooked. If needed, cook for up to an additional 5 minutes, until center of cake is completely cooked through.
Step 8
When cooking is complete, remove pan and place on cooling rack for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, carefully turn out cake and allow to cool completely.
Step 9
In a bowl, mix together frosting ingredients and spread evenly on top of cake. Slice and serve.