Honey Cake Recipe by James Martin
Preparation time
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves
Serves 6-8
Dietary
This delicious banana cake is the perfect way to use up over-ripe bananas, and makes a moreish teatimetreat.
By
James Martin
From
James Martin: Home Comforts
Ingredients
200g/7oz butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
400g/14ozplain flour, plus extra for dusting
4 ripe bananas, peeled
200ml/7fl oz maple syrup
25-50ml/1-2fl oz milk
(optional)
150g/5¼ozcaster sugar
4 free-range eggs
2 tsp baking powder
100g/3½oz pecan nuts, roughly chopped
200ml/7fl oz double cream
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3. Grease a 23cm/9in springform cake tin with butter. Add a tablespoon of flour to the tin and tip the tin this way and that until the base and sides arecoated with flour. Shake out any excess flour.
2.
Blend the bananas in a food processor until roughly chopped, then add 75ml/2¾fl oz of the maple syrup and blend to a smooth paste. Pour in up to 50ml/2fl oz of milk and blend again toobtain a smoother consistency, if necessary.
3.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating aer each addition until each egg is fully incorporated into the mixture.
4.
Add the baking powder, flour, banana purée and three-quarters of the pecan nuts to the bowl. Gently fold the mixture together until just combined.
17/02/2021 Banana cake recipe – BBC Food
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5.
Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin. Bang the base of the tin carefully against the worksurface a couple of times to settle the mixture, then sprinkle the remaining chopped pecan nutsover the top of the cake.
6.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Set the cake aside to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out ontoa wire rack and allow to cool completely.
7.
Meanwhile, bring the cream and remaining maple syrup to the boil in a saucepan. Continue to boil for 3-5 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened slightly, then set aside until completelycooled.
8.
Before serving, spread the maple-syrup glaze over the top of the cake, allowing it to drizzle down the sides slightly. Set aside for 10 minutes, then cut into slices and serve.
