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Chezabell82
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Does anyone have the recipe for this??

My step mum makes a lush one but cant find her recipe book!!

x

Rachel1986
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no sorry - but be sure to forward it on if you get hold of it!!! sounds fit :D

Chezabell82
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My step sister just emailed it to me!
Will post it now....

Chezabell82
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CAKE
200g/7oz Self Raising Flour
½ Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
½ Tsp Salt
150g/5oz Unsalted Butter
175g/6oz Caster Sugar
2 Large Ripe Bananas
2 Tbsp Soured Cream
3 Medium Eggs
Grated Zest of 1 Orange
1½ Tsp Vanilla Extract
ICING
225g/8oz Dark Chocolate
300ml/½ Pt Soured Cream

1. Preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas 4. Sift flour, bicarb of soda & salt into bowl. Rub in butter & stir in sugar.
2. Chop bananas & whiz with soured cream until smooth. Add eggs, orange zest & vanilla & blend until smooth.
3. Make a well in the centre of the dry mix & pour in banana mix. Beat with a whisk for 4 mins or until thick & smooth.
4. Spoon mix into 2 greased & base lined 20cm/8in sandwich tins. Bake for 35 mins, covering with greaseproof paper for the last 5mins. Cool for 5mins in the tins before turning out onto a wire rack
5. Melt chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat & beat in soured cream. Leave to cool until thickened & sandwich cake together with ½ of mix. Top the cake with the rest of the icing mix & decorate with banana slices that have been dipped in lemon juice (lemon juice stops bananas from browning).
6. ENJOY!

Rachel1986
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star!!!

not that it will do the diet any good tho lol.

i love anything banana - and chocolate is the biggest downfall ever!

(eating a kitkat senses as i type lol) x

Chezabell82
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I started my diet yesterday lol. Might make this later though as i cant resist! Have been craving it for weeks!! Bet i dont make it as good as my step mum tho!
x

Chezabell82
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I made this earlier! It is really easy to make and it tastes lush even though the chocolate didnt go right! :D xxx