Annabel Karmel's Banana and Blueberry Loaf Cake recipe
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus cooling and decorating time
- Easy
- Makes 8 portions of 3 slices each
Ingredients
- 150g butter, softened
- 125g light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 200g overripe bananas, mashed
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 100g blueberries, plus more to decorate
For the decorations
- banana slices
- blueberries
- raspberries
Method
- STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/325°F/Gas mark 3. Grease and line a loaf tin with non-stick paper
- STEP 2
Whisk the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, bananas, flour and mixed spice. Whisk together, using an electric hand whisk
- STEP 3
Fold in the blueberries and spoon into the loaf tin. Bake in the oven for 50 mins to 1 hour, until well risen and lightly golden. Leave to cool
- STEP 4
Slice and, on each serving place, arrange 3 slices with 1 slice pointing down and 2 slices above it, pointing diagonally up, to look like a dog's or a reindeer's face and ears
- STEP 5
Add 2 banana slices for the eyes, with a blueberry in each for the pupils. Add a blueberry to make the nose, and a raspberry for the tongue