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Chocolate muscovado banana cake

Cookbook
Author(s): Nigel Slater
Page 119
Cuisine: English/Scottish
Course: Cakes

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1 reviews, average rating 5.0 / 5

bunyip

13 years ago
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Slater says that when he demonstrated this on TV it trended on Twitter. I'm not surprised. It's light, moist and not as sweet as you expect.
You have to use really ripe, black bananas. He doesn't specify what sort of muscovado sugar to use - I used light, which creamed with the butter to the required pale coffee colour. I didn't chop up chocolate, just used (Belgian) chocolate buttons.
I don't do a lot of baking, but I found it ridiculously easy. Hubby felt the need of a second slice before conf...
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4 comment(s)

Queezle_Sister · 13 years ago
Sounds amazing!
bunyip · 13 years ago
The recipe is also available on the Guardian's website, so if you want to try it you don't need to buy the book.
bunyip · 13 years ago
It's not on the website any more, copyright has expired!
Queezle_Sister · 13 years ago
Yes, I saw that. Seems like a good excuse for me to seek out this recipe! Thanks buyip.
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