Brazilian recipe
Simple Banana Cake (Bolo de banana)
This Brazilian banana cake is soft, homely and easy to put together, with sliced bananas and a cinnamon-sugar finish.
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Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2 cups wheat flour
8 tablespoons margarine
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 bananas, sliced
Sugar and cinnamon to taste for sprinkling
2 cups wheat flour
8 tablespoons margarine
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 bananas, sliced
Sugar and cinnamon to taste for sprinkling
Where to find ingredients
In Nigeria, buy flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon from supermarket baking sections or open-market dry goods stalls. Bananas are widely available from fruit sellers, while milk and margarine are found in provision shops and supermarkets.
Preparation method
- Combine the sugar, wheat flour, margarine, milk and baking powder in a bowl
- Mix all the ingredients until you have a smooth batter
- Transfer the batter to a pan that has been greased and dusted with flour
- Arrange the banana slices over the whole surface of the batter
- Sprinkle a generous layer of sugar and cinnamon over the bananas
- Bake in a moderate oven until the cake is golden and firm
Observations
A practical option for breakfast or an afternoon snack, this cake brings out the natural sweetness of the fruit with the warm aroma of cinnamon.
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