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Rice Flour White Chocolate and Coffee Brownies

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Rice Flour, White Chocolate and Coffee Brownie recipe

Rice Flour, White Chocolate and Coffee Brownies

This recipe is the most simple and quick recipe you will come across. This took me a whole of 5 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to decorate.

I recommend you read the notes to this recipe before planning to bake as it does have a defined ‘textural’ consistency.

This recipe made it to my blog due to the interesting texture, simplicity, gluten-free bake and cost efficiency. Also, it is quite the tasty flavor (hmm coffee).

Introducing the unique Rice flour, white chocolate and coffee brownies.

 

Ingredients:

  • 90g white chocolate
  • 70g butter
  • 190g brown sugar
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • ½ tsn vanilla essence
  • ½ tsn almond essence
  • 160g-rice flour
  • 1 tbsn instant espresso coffee granules
  • 150ml thickened cream

 

Method:

  1. Line a 30cm x 15cm baking tray with baking paper and pre-heat the oven to 180c degrees.
  2. Place the butter and sugar in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on medium for 1 minute or until the chocolate is half melted. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth and glossy.
  3. With a hand whisk beat in the instant coffee until dissolved then beat in the remaining ingredients.
  4. Pour the mix into the tin and place in the oven for 30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  5. Tap the tin on a table lightly to get rid of air bubbles before placing in the oven (otherwise the brownie will get bubble like domes on the base).
  6. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes for place on a cooling rack and cut.
  7. Whip up the thickened cream with electric beaters until peaks form and pipe on the top of each brownie then sprinkled with a little coffee granules on top to decorate.

 

Notes:

  • The title of this brownie does state rice flour, however I have made this a few times and suggest that if you are not a real fan of texture (rice flour is much more granular than other flours) then substitute it with normal plain flour or gluten free plain flour to stay gluten-free.

 

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Spiced Caramel Apple Pie Cake

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Spiced Caramel Apple Pie Cake

Spiced Caramel Apple Pie Cake recipe
After eating an apple pie recently I got the idea of turning the filling into a cake, but instead of putting the filling into the batter of the cake I wanted to use it as the filling between cake layers. For the cake batter I wanted to ensure that the apple was evident, but not the only key feature in the cake. Additionally, I wanted to cake to feature flavors that complement the apple, thus incorporating brown sugar, caramel essence, ginger and of course apples best friend…cinnamon. Think carrot cake or banana cake texture and flavors, but without the carrot and banana.To keep the apple pie mix intact and in the middle of the cake layers I opted for a cream cheese frosting for the layers and outside of the cake, again featuring the caramel flavor.

The outcome is a delectable spiced apple cake that is rich in apple pie inspired flavor layers as well as caramel cheesecake-ish frosted layers.

Spiced Caramel Apple Pie Cake recipe

 

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 170g brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 100ml vegetable oil
  • 50ml butter, melted
  • 420g apples, peeled and grated (240g grated apple)
  • 220ml self-rising flour
  • 1 tsn of bi- carbonate soda
  • 1 tsn ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsn ground ginger
  • 60g almond meal
  • 1 lemon (zest of whole lemon)

Apple Filling:

  • 55g brown sugar
  • ½ tsn ground cinnamon
  • 30g butter
  • 180ml water
  • 260g apples, peeled and diced (175g diced apple)

Syrup:

  • 30ml brandy
  • 30ml lemon juice
  • 80g brown sugar

Icing:

  • 80g butter
  • 100g white chocolate
  • 250g cream cheese
  • 120g vanilla flavored yoghurt
  • 1 tsn salted caramel essence
  • 30g icing sugar

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 175c degrees and line 3 x 25cm cake tins with baking paper.
  2. Using your kitchen aid (electric beaters) beat the sugar and eggs for 5 minutes or until fluffy and pale.
  3. Add the melted butter and oil to the bowl, pouring while the beaters run.
  4. Stop the mixer and remove the bowl.
  5. Add the apple and sift in the flour, spices, salt, soda and almond meal.
  6. Carefully fold the ingredients together until just combine.
  7. Pour the mix evenly into the 3 tins and place in the oven for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Leave the cakes on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  9. Meanwhile, to make the filling place the butter, sugar, cinnamon and water into a saucepan and heat on high until boiling.
  10. Add the apples and cook on high for 10 minutes until the syrup thickens and the apple is soft but still holds it’s shape.
  11. Place the mix into a bowl and leave aside to cool.
  12. Place the syrup ingredients into a new bowl and heat in the microwave until boiling, stir until silky smooth in texture.
  13. Using a pastry brush, brush the syrup onto the top of the 3 cakes.
  14. Next make the icing by melting the butter in a medium sized bowl in the microwave until bubbling. Add the white chocolate piece and stir until smooth.
  15. Add the cream cheese, yoghurt and essence into the butter mix and using electric beaters whisk until smooth and silky. Place in the fridge to set.
  16. To put the cake together place one cake layer on a plate syrup side up, top with ¼ icing, then ½ of the apple filling over the top of the icing.
  17. Top with the second cake layer syrup side up, top with ¼ icing, then the remaining apple filling over the top of the icing.
  18. Top with 3rd cake layer syrup side down and ice the top and the sides of the cake with the remaining icing.
  19. To decorate I have topped with dried apple slices and caramel sauce.

 

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Rum Raisin and Chocolate Delight Cake

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Rum Raisin and Chocolate Delight Cake

Rum Raisin and Chocolate Delight Cake recipe

This cake is not ground breaking with distinctively bizarre textures or flavor combos. However, it has been purposely created to bring to live Cadbury’s Old Jamaican Rum N’ Raisin chocolate block into cake form.

To hero the chocolate I have used Cadbury’s Old Gold dark chocolate, for the Rum a popular Jamaican brand and for the raisins I ensured lots and lots of rum was absorbed in them for little flavor bombs.

 

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 180g butter
  • 300g caster sugar
  • 2 tsn vanilla essence
  • 3 eggs
  • 170g self-raising flour
  • 65g plain flour
  • 85g cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsn bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsn instant espresso coffee granules
  • 80ml water
  • 85ml milk

Rum syrup:

  • 110g raisins
  • 140g Jamaican rum
  • 80g sugar

Mousse:

  • 200g dark chocolate
  • 40ml reserved syrup
  • 2/3 cup thickened cream
  • 1 tsn gelatin
  • 65g icing sugar

Ganache:

  • 100g dark chocolate
  • 100ml thickened cream

 

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180c degrees and line a 25cm round cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Using electric beaters beat the butter, sugar and essence for 5 mins or until it is light and fluffy.
  3. Add in the eggs one at a time and ensure you beat thoroughly between each addition.
  4. Sift in the flours, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl, mix.
  5. Add the coffee granules to the water, then add the milk, stir.
  6. Add the flour mix and coffee mix into the butter mix and fold until combine.
  7. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Once cooked leave the cake in the tin for 5 mins, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool.
  9. Meanwhile make the rum and raisin mix by placing the raisins, rum and sugar into a saucepan and stirring over a simmering heat for 5 minutes.
  10. Drain raisins (reserving the syrup for later) and chop up the raisins.
  11. Make the mousse by placing 1/3rd cup cream on a bowl and microwaving for 1 minute or until simmering, remove from the microwave and add the chocolate. Allow to sit for 1 minute then stir until smooth.
  12. Add 40g of the reserved rum syrup to the chocolate mix, stir then set aside to cool.
  13. Add the gelatin to the water and stir until well combined with no lumps.
  14. Beat with electric beaters the remaining cream, gelatin mix and sugar until soft peaks form.
  15. Add the chocolate mix to the cream mix and beat until combine and peaks form, place in the fridge until required.
  16. Make the ganache by placing the cream on a bowl and microwaving for 1 minute or until simmering, remove from the microwave and add the chocolate. Allow to sit for 1 minute, stir until silky smooth.
  17. To assemble the cake cut the cake into 3 layers horizontally.
  18. Brush the remaining rum syrup over the top of the 3 layers.
  19. Line the original baking tin with 3 layers of plastic wrap and place the first cake layer in the tin, rum side up.
  20. Sprinkle half the raisins over the cake layer and top with half of the mousse, followed by the second cake layer rum syrup side up.
  21. Repeat raisin and mousse layers again and top with the last cake layer rum syrup side down.
  22. Fold the overhanging plastic wrap over the cake and leave in the fridge for 3 hours to completely set.
  23. Remove the cake from the tin by pulling up the plastic wrap and placing the cake only a plate.
  24. Pour over the chocolate ganache and enjoy.

 

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Ovaltine Icing

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Ovaltine Icing

Quite a while ago I did some experimenting with Ovaltine where I ended up coming up with some amazing tasting biscuits. As it has been some time since I revisited this childhood flavour I decided to get back and do some some experimenting.

A slice, cake and an icing recipe later, the simple and delicious icing won out.

To me this icing holds such great unique properties that is also a little left of center (you expect chocolate flavor but are pleasantly surprised with a twist you just can’t place your finger on…that being the malt).

So if you want to turn a plain cake into something with personality and character this icing will create something special.

Ingredients:

  • 90g butter
  • 1/2 tsn vanilla essence
  • 1/2 cup Ovaltine
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tbsn milk

Method:

  1. Beat the butter and essence in a bowl with electric beaters for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
  2. Beat in the Ovaltine, icing sugar and milk until well combine.

 

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Raspberry Layered Apple Yoghurt Cake

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Raspberry Layered Apple Yoghurt Cake

Raspberry Layered Apple Yoghurt Cake recipe

Ok so the flavor pairings for this cake is not ground breaking. Raspberry, apple and vanilla has no real ‘wow interesting twist factor’.

How this cake made it to my website….? Due to it being absolutely delectably delicious, as well as the unusual way the cake is constructed. The main feature of this cake is not the flavor pairings but the layers of batter and apple that structure the cake. Every bite has an ever-so-tasty yoghurt based cake with the twist of sliced apple layered texture.

This cake is a must with a cup of tea, in fact I dare you to find another cake that satisfies your cake craving more when paired with a cup of tea at 3pm!

Raspberry Layered Apple Yoghurt Cake recipe

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 125g butter
  • 180g sugar + 1 tbsn extra
  • 1 tsn vanilla essence
  • 4 eggs
  • 90g raspberry yoghurt
  • 170g self-raising flour
  • 2 large apples (260g apple)
  • 180g raspberries

Topping:

  • 100g raspberries
  • 40ml condensed milk
  • 20ml thickened cream

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c degrees and line a 25cm cake tin with baking paper.
  2. Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and using electric beaters whisk the mix for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the vanilla essence and whisk until combine.
  4. Add the eggs, one at a time beating, in between each addition.
  5. Add the yoghurt and beat until combine.
  6. Add the flour and beat on low until just combine.
  7. Peel the apples with a fruit peeler.
  8. Using a hand slicer mandolin cut the apple into thin slices.
  9. Add the raspberries to the mix and carefully stir through.
  10. Add half the cake batter into the tin and flatten the top with a spoon.
  11. Add half the apple slices in a fan pattern.
  12. Add the remaining batter and flatten the top with the back of the spoon.
  13. Add the remaining apple slices in a fan pattern.
  14. Sprinkle the extra 1tbsn sugar over the apple slices. Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  15. Place the cake onto a cake rack to cool completely.
  16. Meanwhile to make the raspberry sauce, place the raspberries into a saucepan with the condensed milk.
  17. On a high heat stir until the raspberries have disintegrated.
  18. Pour the sauce through a sieve to remove the seeds.
  19. Pour the sauce over the cake.
  20. Pour the thickened cream over the cake and enjoy!

 

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Festive Popcorn Honey Bark

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Festive Popcorn Honey Bark

This recipe was inspired by playing around with left over ingredients that I had in the cupboard from previous bakes that I wanted to turn into something. I hate wasting food and tend to buy quite a lot of ingredients in which I only use ¼ of for a recipe.

Therefore I decided to make my own version of ‘chocolate bark’, but instead of using chocolate as the base I would use caramel and instead of the usual nuts, seeds and dried fruits that go into ‘bark’, I opted for what I had in the cupboard.

I made 5 different varieties where this recipe I am posting was the star from the afternoon of experimenting.

Marshmallow, popcorn, coconut and white chocolate came close but it was the coconut, cranberry, orange, almond, popcorn and white chocolate recipe that was the tastiest.

Ingredients:

Popcorn mix:

  • 40g popcorn, pre-popped and lightly salted
  • 50g flaked coconut
  • 50g cranberries, diced
  • 1 tsn orange zest
  • 40g roasted almonds, finely diced

Caramel:

  • 40g butter
  • 120g honey
  • 160g sugar
  • 1 tsn bi carbonate soda

Extra:

  • 50g white chocolate

 

Method:

  1. Line a 25cmx25cm slice tin with baking paper.
  2. In a bowl place the popcorn, coconut, cranberries and zest, stir to combine.
  3. In a saucepan place the butter, honey and sugar on a medium heat, stir until combine.
  4. Turn heat to high until golden and thickened. You will know the caramel is done when you stir a spoon in the mix and place it in a cup of cold water, if the caramel is hard it’s ready.
  5. Take off the heat and add ½ tsn of the bicarbonate soda to the mix and stir.
  6. Add the almonds and stir.
  7. Pour the caramel mix into the prepared tin, ensuring even distribution.
  8. Working quickly sprinkle the popcorn mix over the caramel as evenly as possible and flatten with palms and fingertips to ensure the mix is in the caramel.
  9. Place slice in the fridge to set for 15 minutes.
  10. Meanwhile place the white chocolate over a double boiler and melt the chocolate.
  11. Drizzle the melted white chocolate on the bark and place back in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the white chocolate is set.
  12. Cut the bark into slices and enjoy.

 

 

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Clinker Cheesecake

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Clinker Cheesecake

Clinker Cheesecake recipe

It’s been a while since I baked with lollies (see my Red Skin Candy Cake and Musk Candy Cake recipes).

To reignite this baking lollie twist I decided to start looking at chocolate lollies and incorporating these in my recipes.
One of the chocolate types I thought would be interesting and not commonly consumed was Pascall’s Clinkers.

Chocolate covered candy with a surprise of either pineapple, lime or strawberry in the middle…yum!

I have opted for a cheesecake in this instance as chunks of diced Clinkers in a traditional baked cake would leave holes and make the cake unstable when the chocolate and candy melted in the cooking process.

 

Ingredients:

  • 150g chocolate biscuits
  • 70g butter
  • 500g cream cheese
  • 30g sugar
  • 2 tsn gelatine
  • 60ml water
  • 200g milk chocolate
  • 350g clinkers
  • 240g thickened cream

 

Method:

  1. Line a 23cm spring form baking tin with baking paper.
  2. Place the biscuits in a food processor and blitz until they resemble fine breadcrumbs. Melt the butter, add to the biscuits and pulse until well combine.
  3. Press biscuit mix into the base of the tin then place in the fridge to firm.
  4. Using electric beaters whisk the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  5. Melt the chocolate and beat into the cheese mix until smooth.
  6. Boil the water and mix the gelatine, using a fork to combine until the mix has no lumps and is silky.
  7. Add the gelatine mix to the cheese mix and beat until well combine.
  8. Clean the beaters and whisk the cream until peaks form.
  9. Cut 250g of clinkers into medium sized pieces each so you have nice chunks and fold with the cream into the cheese mix.
  10. Spoon over the chocolate base and leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours to set.
  11. Once set remove from the tin.
  12. Place 100g of clinkers in the food processor and blitz until the mix resembles breadcrumb consistency.
  13. Roll the cake onto its side once set to coat sides of cake with the clinker mix, then sprinkle the remaining on top.

 

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Florentines

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Florentines

Florentines recipe

A Florentine biscuit (or, more correctly, a Florentine) is a sweet treat attributed to being invented in France, though is generally seen as an Italian delicacy.

Florentine’s are most commonly made from nuts and glaze cherries, in which are mixed with sugar, honey and butter and completed with their signature bottom chocolate coating.

There are many many version of this biscuit, and after baking 5 different versions I have worked up what I think is the best from multiple recipes. I know this is a little controversial but has resulted in an easy-as, ever-so-tasty gluten and egg free cookie.

Ingredients:

  • 30g dried cranberries
  • 25g almonds
  • 25g walnuts
  • 50g glaze cherries
  • 30g cornflakes
  • 90g condensed milk
  • 150g dark chocolate

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 170c degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Dice up the cranberries, almonds, walnuts and cherries into small pieces and place in a bowl.
  3. Add the corn flakes and condensed milk and mix until well combined.
  4. Place spoonfuls of the mix onto the baking paper and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
  5. Once the biscuits have cooled place the chocolate in a pan over a pan of simmering water on the stove.
  6. Stir the chocolate until it has melted then dip in the biscuits, bottom side to the chocolate ensuring an even layer of chocolate.
  7. Place the biscuits on a cooling rack, bottom side up until the chocolate has set.

 

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Chocolate Banana Split Sundae Pie

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Chocolate Banana Split Sundae Pie

Chocolate Banana Split Pie recipe

I have always been a fan of chocolate banana split sundae. Vanilla ice-cream, banana, chocolate, cherries, nuts and strawberry, how could this not taste absolutely amazing?

The only thing is that ice-cream is not a great ‘comfort food’ in the colder months, so to mitigate this I decided to turn the banana split sundae into a pie.

I have kept the core flavors and added a few secondary complementing flavors into the mix to make the pies even tastier.

Chocolate Banana Split Pie recipe

Ingredients:

Pastry:

  • 180g plain flour
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 100g butter
  • 50g sugar
  • 45ml water

Filling:

  • 180g dark chocolate
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 750ml milk
  • ¼ cup corn flour
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 2 tsn vanilla extract
  • 20g butter

Topping:

  • 150g thickened cream
  • 20g icing sugar

Extra:

  • 2 chopped bananas
  • 200g strawberries chopped
  • 200g chopped pineapple
  • 20g peanuts
  • 4 glace cherries

Chocolate Sauce:

  • 30g cream
  • 50g dark chocolate

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 220c degrees.
  2. Place all the pastry ingredients except the water into a food processor and blitz until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  3. Add 45g of water and process until the mix resembles dough and comes away at the sides of the bowl.
  4. Knead the dough for a minute then divide into 4 balls of 60g each.
  5. With a rolling pin roll the balls to disks and place into 4 medium sized tart cases, trim edges. Place the remaining pastry aside back in the fridge.
  6. Prick the pastry with a fork a few times in the center and place the tarts in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile make the filling by placing the chocolate, sugar, milk and corn flour in a saucepan on a medium heat and whisk with a hand whisk until the mix is thick.
  8. Lightly beat the 5 egg yolks and vanilla in a bowl and add in 1 cup of the chocolate custard mix, beat.
  9. Add the yolk mix into the chocolate custard mix and beat with a hand whisk for 2 minutes while the mix boils.
  10. Take off the heat and beat in the 20g butter.
  11. Place some baking paper on the top of the custard mix to stop a skin from forming and leave for 10 minutes to cool.
  12. Take the tart cases out of the fridge and place on a baking tray covering the tarts with foil, baking for 10 minutes.
  13. Remove the foil and bake for a further 5 minutes.
  14. Once the tart cases have cooled place the chocolate custard mix in each tart base.
  15. Turn the oven down to 160c degrees.
  16. Roll the remaining pastry into 3 equal balls then roll out into a disk shape.
  17. Top the remaining disks on top of the custard and trim excess.
  18. Poke the top a few times with a fork and place in the oven for 25 minutes.
  19. Remove tarts from the oven and leave to completely cool, then place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  20. Meanwhile, with electric beats whisk the cream and icing sugar until peaks form.
  21. Place the cream into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe on top of each chilled pie evenly.
  22. Cut up the strawberries, banana and pineapple and place on top of the cream.
  23. Chop up the peanuts and sprinkle on top.
  24. To make the sauce place the chocolate and cream in the microwave for 1 minute, stirring every 20 seconds until a sauce is formed.
  25. Allow sauce to cool slightly and drizzle on top of the pies.
  26. Place a cherry in the center and into the fridge to fully set for 1 hour.

 

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Banana and Peanut Loaf

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Banana and Peanut Loaf

Banana and Peanut Loaf recipe

For a while now I have been meaning to create a healthier alternative to banana bread, that is scrumptious while being an acceptable high protein and high vitamin rich breakfast to fuel my morning.

After a taste test of flavour combos and brief-fitting ingredients I concluded that the flavours of peanut and banana were perfect.

As these ingredients are full of healthy protein building nuts and potassium richness fruit I decided to produce a recipe that was as healthy as possible while still attaining a delicious flavour and fluffy texture.

I also wanted it to be as easy as possible to bake that could be whipped up in 5 minutes.

The outcome = Fluffy fruit and nut bread with no added fat (oil/butter) that I think tastes much better than traditional banana bread (which is full of fat and large sugar quantities).

I’m actually impressed with myself, as soon as I served this I was asked for the recipe. Easy one step low fat fruit based loaf that is just divine sliced, warmed and if you desire topped with a flick off low fat margarine.

 

Ingredients:

  • 160g brown sugar
  • 200g vanilla yoghurt (low fat)
  • 220g Banana (3 large bananas)
  • 2 eggs
  • 130g low fat peanut-butter
  • 160g self raising flour

 

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 170c degrees and line a 14cmx24cm loaf tin with baking paper.
  2. Place the sugar, banana, yoghurt, eggs, peanut butter and flour in a food processor and blitz until all the ingredients are well combine and pureed.
  3. Pour the mix into the cake tin.
  4. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the loaf is just set on touch.
  5. Allow the loaf to cool in the tin, then cut and serve.

 

Notes:

  • You will need 3 large or 4 medium sized bananas for this recipe.
  • I blitzed up 15g of peanuts to decorate the top of the loaf and sprinkled before baking.

 

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