Funny how you get back from work feeling a little deflated, to turn around and thank the moon and stars and all the wishes that have and haven’t come true, that children are in your life…I was head in hands, slumped over my table after lunch. Between, wondering if anyone would notice if I had a little sleep while the ‘to do list’ kept my mind firmly awake and almost more tired all at once!!! When my little 4 year old, called out to me. I popped my head out from it’s potentially cosy position, not disimilar to a meercat, that sort of startled ‘I’m needed immediately what was I thinking look’, and I felt my gaze reach my wee man, all dressed up in his little apron and oven gloves firmly on both hands with a over ripe black banana in each. That was enough to bring a huge smile to my face…and this is what we did….
what you need…
- two old ripe bananas, mashed
- 125g butter
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 190g self raising flour
- 60ml milk
- mixing bowl
- saucepan
- wooden spoon
- teaspoons
- muffin tray
- cupcake cases
- icing sugar for sprinkling
what to do…
- turn the oven onto 180c
- place the cupcake cases into the muffin tray
- mash the bananas up really well, the kiddies love this!!!
- melt the butter and caster sugar
- meanwhile, pour the flour, egg, vanilla extract, milk into a mixing bowl with the mashed bananas
- remove the butter and caster sugar from the heat and pour into the mixture
- stir well
- spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases
- pop into the oven for 25 mins or until the cake is cooked through
- remove and leave to cool, once cooled you can sprinkle some icing sugar over the top
- yummy!!! perfect for after school treats or picnic favourites…
then into a little dream adventure…
- if you liked this recipe then be sure to visit my banana cake recipe at www.placeoflittledreams.com/banana-cake-day/
- what do bananas grow on?!
- the various shades of banana – green, yellow, brown – unripe, ripe, over ripe
- which animals like eating bananas!!!
- bananas like growing in large hanging bunches, however did you know banana plants are not in fact trees they are herbs!!!
- bananas are of highly nutritional value and are a very healthy snack
- the country India is the leading producer of bananas, look at a globe of the world and find India
