BBC Good Food brilliant banana loaf recipe

• 140 g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 140 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 140 g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 very ripe bananas, mashed

1. Heat oven to 160 °C fan. Grease and line a loaf tin.
   
2. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
   
   140 g butter
   140 g caster sugar
   
3. Beat 2 large eggs and mix into the butter and sugar mixture.
   
   2 large eggs
   Butter and sugar mix from step 1
   
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and bananas. Then fold in to the rest.
   
   140 g s.f. flour
   1 tsp baking powder
   Approx 2 mashed bananas
   • optionally, add a bunch of chocolate chips into the batter or sprinkle over the top once it's in the tin. Or, loosely mix in a couple of tablespoons of nutella or similar spread for a marble effect.
5. Pour into the prepared tin and bake until cooked through. (original recipe rec's 50 min)
6. Cool in the tin for 10 min, then move to a cooling rack.

• If using nutella/etc, melt slightly and allow to cool before marbling in.
• Original recipe recs some kind of watery icing and banana chips on top but i don't care for it