Classic Banana Cake (Cake de platano)

You can give a good use to your overripe bananas and make a loaf of banana bread.
Love this bread's moist texture and how smell :)
Is the best to using up those very ripe banana in the fruit bowl.

Source : Myrecipes.com,

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/4 butter softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup plain low fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Method

Preheat oven to  180°c ( 350°F)

Combine the flour,baking soda and salt,stirring with a whisk.
Place sugar and butter  in a large bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition . Add banana, yogurt and vanilla ; beat until blended.
Add flour mixture, beat at low speed just until moist. Spoon batter into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray or oil.
Bake at 180°c (350°F) for  about 45 minutes or until a wooden stick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
Cool completely on wire rack.

Tip

If you want marble :
Stir 1 cup batter and 1/2 cup melted semisweet chocolate chips together in a small bowl. Spoon plain batter into pan, alternating with dollops of chocolate chip batter. Drag a knife through batter to swirl.
Bake as directed.


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Cake de banana