I had gone completely bananas with this delicious banana bread. (Banana bread is also known as “banana cake” outside of the United States.)
I love the smell of baking, especially the smell of banana bread, so yesterday, I baked banana bread (banana cake). Previously, I baked banana nut muffins to perfume my house with the sweet aromas of bananas.
My banana bread (banana cake) was topped with sliced bananas. As a result, my banana bread looked so photogenic I had to take numerous shots of them…
Here is my banana bread (banana cake) recipe. Do try my banana bread (banana cake) and drop me a comment if you have questions about my banana bread (banana cake) recipe.
Adapted from Joy of Cooking
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 ripe large bananas (approximately 1 pound), mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Garnish: (Optional)
A few slices of banana
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky. (The important thing is not to over mix the batter. You do not want it smooth. Over mixing the batter will yield tough, rubbery bread.)
Scrape batter into prepared pan and place the slices of banana on top of the batter for garnish. Bake until bread is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 1 – 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf of banana bread / banana cake.
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oh it is always exciting to read your recipes. fantastic ideas!
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can’t wait to see the rest of the recipes! Your banana bread is really photogenic. I especially like the second one. Like I can almost grab it through the screen.
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That photo is stunning! You really outdid yourself with this one.
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Well, I certainly hope you had plenty of people to share the food with!
Nice touch with the garnish on top :)
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Well, I gotta tell ya’ … the pics of your banana bread are quite appeelling … and I’m not monkeying around … I like the looks of it a whole bunch! ;-)
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It is photogenic — but looks delicious, too! I can’t imagine that with all the wonderful aromas coming from your house, that your neighbors weren’t knocking on the door to invite themselves for dinner!
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wow, you really cooked a lot, huh? can I be your housemate, pleassseee… ;-)
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Wah! The banana cake looks gorgeous! Another winner… :o)
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Love the banana bread
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Oh that’s so smart–baking to get rid of the smell. It’s sounds so obvious, but I never thought to do that (I usually open all the windows and doors and maybe light a candle!)
Lovely photos, I’m so glad to have found your blog!
Robin
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I’ve been trying to make banana bread or muffins for ages now, but I keep eating the bananas before they’re ripe enough to turn into baked goods!
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haha ur bread definitely got to go bananas as well
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i was juuuuuuussttt thinking of baking banana cake when you hit me with this post! Now I cannot wait lah!
But am suppose to bake my choc-almond biscotti first for CNY!
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yum! I made banana bread/cake on Sunday too. Oh! and I simply adore Bakers Secret bakeware!
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great recipe! thanks! i made this in muffin tins and they came out great! the pic is awesome and very hunger-inducing! :)
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Big Boys Oven – thanks. :)
Mandy – hehe, will share the recipe one at a time. I like the second picture, too.
Danielle – I like my pictures, too, especially the first one. ;)
Manggy – thanks it was a grea idea from The Joy of Cooking.
Dave – Haha, you are funny. :)
Lydia – Haha…I guess not everyone like the kind of foods I eat on a daily basis.
Piggy – sure, you will have to move to California instead of Saudi. :P
WMW – thanks.
Happy Cook – thank you.
Robin – thanks for your comment and thanks for visiting. Do come back more. :)
Brilynn – I know…it’s hard to wait for them to get over-ripe…tough!
Joe – I think so, too. The bread itself has gone bananas.
Ling – aiya, bake two at the same time mah, kill two cakes with one bake!!! LOL.
Daphne – yeah, they are great for baking. I didn’t even have to dust or grease it.
Late Night Baker – yeah muffin tins work too, actually it’s easier to eat that way.
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great looking banana bread! ilike the banana slices touch =) i think i’ll do that when i make banana cake again =) i used the recipe from 80 breakfast and it’s super fast and super good! i swirl mine with nutella…
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Your banana bread looks so good! I really like the banana slices on top. Nice photos!
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Very nice! I never thought of laying slices of bananas on top of the loaf before, I’ll try that next time. The texture of yours also looks completely different from mine! (http://soyandpepper.blogspot.com/2007/11/banana-bread.html) I must try your recipe (must convert the measurements first, eeps) and see how that turns out. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your ‘cooking storm’.
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Wow, this definitely looks good! Cooking storm? I’m sure your family has a lot of delicious food to eat then! :)
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Can’t wait to read your recipes!
btw, if you have too much leftovers, I can always go down there to help you finish them. hehe ^_^
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Can’t wait to read your recipes!
btw, if you have too much leftovers, I can always go do to help you finish them. hehe ^_^
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Wow! I’ve loved banana bread ever since I was a little kid and my mom let the bananas turn brown and mushy on purpose. This banana bread certainly takes the cake (pun intended) when it comes to aesthetics!
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yum!!! is it terrible that i want to just slice off the top of the whole loaf and eat it? looks amazing.
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I love mine with walnuts, th ebst pairing that worked for me:) love the way you’ve placed the bananas bee:)
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the banana slices along the top are a really beautiful touch. Nice recipe and nice blog.
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lovely photos!I think I’m going to make this for my birthday party ;-) Am running out of ideas and your site’s always so inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
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pretty! i like the banana pieces on top.
another idea: mush up half the bananas & chop the rest into small pieces, making for both banana flavor in the bread, spiked with bits of extra tasty gooey banana throughout
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I LOVE the way you topped the cake with a design of bananas….just too good looking!
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There aren’t very many recipes competing either, so you could probably win it pretty easily!! I could just copy your recipe and win it myself, but that would be cheating. Plus I’m the one sponsoring the contest!!! :)
blessings,
Shauna
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I made this banana bread using your banana bread recipe and they turned out so good.
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My other has a great banana bread/banana cake recipe that I swear by, but your banana bread/banana cake recipe looks even better. I love the banana slices as the toppings. I will try your banana cake/banana bread recipe and let you know the results.
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What a fantastic banana bread recipe/banana cake recipe you have. I tried baking banana bread/banana cake using your recipe for the first time and it was a huge success.
Valerie
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This was really delicious and moist. I added walnuts to it and enjoyed watching everyone eat it.
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thanks, rasa malaysia! i’m enjoying my delicious banana bread right now, fresh from the oven! i also made your fried wonton recipe last week and it turned out great. looking forward to trying out more of your recipes.
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I love banana cakes.. I´m going to bake one too. But how heavy is 1 cup?
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I would like to try your recipe, but can i use 1/2 cup of vegetable cooking oil instead of 1/2 cup unsalted butter?
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
I am not sure, it’s best you follow the recipe as is.
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Love the look of this banana cake. But being in the UK, I’m not sure what your cup measurements are! Pls enlighten me, preferably in metric measures. Terima kasih!
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Hi thank s for nice banana cake.it turn up prefect & delicous.
my kids love so much.thanks for share,easy recipe.
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
Great that you love the recipe, which reminds me that I am due for some banana cakes!
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Maria replied:
That is a very good recipe. I actually added a little bit of ginger (which is good for the digestive) and it came out tasting delicious!
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Baked this cake using this recipe – turned out great! Everyone loved it and I must say this is the best banana cake I’d eaten.
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
Awesome, great that this banana cake recipe works for you.
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thank you for the recipe, just made it today and it was yummy! even my roomate was raving about it!
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Hi, i just tried this recipe…my banana cake cracked on top…the top part risen quite high and cracked the nice row of banana i have added as garnishes (just like what you did). Any advise for improvement?
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
Hi Lilacz, I am not sure. Mine worked out quite OK but they did get cracked a bit. I am sorry but not much help here.
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I have a similar receipe like yours, instead of vanilla essence I add banana essence and I used 3 eggs. I do like the way you put the banana slices ontop. It looks great!!
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
Oooh, I will have to try your recipe of banana bread.
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I recently made this banana bread recipe. It was incredible!!! My hubby and boys keep begging me to make more. Just bought more bananas to make several loaves. Thank you for the recipe!!
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Rasa Malaysia replied:
Thanks for the comment and that you love the banana bread recipe. Yes, this banana bread is a keeper. Did you put sliced bananas on top?
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