Cranberry Banana Loaf Cake

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If you have ripe bananas in your house and want something a little different, then this recipe is perfect. It’s so light and moist with the banana which contrasts so well with tart, fresh cranberries.

Making it with spelt wholemeal flour adds a lower calorie content and it’s one of the healthier recipes to try. I think it has about 92 calories per slice. If you don’t have spelt flour, use normal wholemeal instead.

The original recipe is made in a 2lb loaf tin but I made mine in two of the 1 lb decorative card cases. They look lovely and are perfect for gift giving.

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The original recipe came in cup measurements and I’ve converted to grams.

Ingredients:

95g fresh or frozen cranberries
2 tbsp. caster sugar
2 tbsp. water
160g whole wheat flour (or spelt whole wheat flour)
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp. butter, softened
80g light brown sugar
2 large egg whites
3 ripe medium sized bananas, lightly mashed
1 + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
A little bit of brown sugar to sprinkle on top

Method:

Preheat oven to 180C fan.

In a small saucepan, bring the cranberries, water and sugar to the boil and then simmer over a medium heat until the cranberries burst. About 4 mins. Leave aside to cool and any little bit of liquid will be absorbed.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt with a fork.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until it’s lighter in colour and well mixed. Add the egg whites, bananas and vanilla extract. Beat at a medium speed until thick.

Add the flour mixture to the bowl and blend again at a low speed until it’s combined but don’t over mix.

Fold in the cranberries and pour the batter into your chosen tin. Sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar over the top.

Bake in the oven for 60 minutes and check with a toothpick in the center to see it’s ready.

Leave it in the tin and set it on a wire rack to cool in the tin. Don’t try to take it out for at least 30 mins.

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It freezes really well too and I left mine out overnight to defrost and then drizzled it with a simple blend of icing sugar and a little water.

Perfect for cake sales, coffee mornings or just because 😉

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Bake with love

Soraya x

 

 

 

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