Thursday 10 May 2012

Blueberry, Banana and Almond Cake

It is impossible to beat a good cake and this one is hard to beat! It is relatively easy to make and will guarantee friendship at all levels in all cultures! Take it with you and you will make new friends wherever you go! You will need: 150g butter softened 1 cup castor sugar 4 tablespoons brown sugar 3 organic eggs 1 large banana mashed 1 teaspoon Muscat port 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 + a half of self raising flour sifted pinch of bicarbonate of soda half cup of light olive oil Topping 125g blueberries 85g flaked almonds 3 tablespoons brown sugar Method Preheat your oven to 200 DC. Grease a 25cm round cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper. Combine butter and sugar in a food processor until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and continue to process one egg at a time. Then add the banana, vanilla and Muscat. Mix well. Add the flour, bicarbonate of soda and oil and continue to mix well in the processor. When smooth spoon into the tin and flatten the top with a spatula. To make the topping simple place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Spoon evenly over the cake batter and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and the cake springs back to the touch.

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