Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sweet Cravings - Banana All-Mighty!!

Hello fellas, how's it going?? Its Sunday March 21st...I know some of you will just think about the upcoming working week! But, not for me, because I'm going to fully utilize my last day of the weekends here!! Recently, the Cookie Monster has been baking alot for her houssies!! One good reason that she gave was...Sweet Cravings!! Hmm, yea, it is such a great excuse for that huh!! So do I, I'm craving for sweet stuffs like desserts so BADLY!! I did hesitate if my current oven functions well...and shortage of baking utensils could be another worst nightmare that I've ever faced before~ Well yea, ignore it and let's do it!!

Fortunate enough to have this dear buddy to help me out with all the cutting works...
















Awesome German cut-ware since 1731 -- Zwilling J.A. Henckels

After about 120mins of mixing+baking time and having a havoc in the kitchen, let me show ya...

The Mighty....errr...wait a second, take a look at this first!
















Can you guess what I've baked?! **Hint: Look at the thin yellowish line...

















The Mighty Banana Loaf with Cranberries~ A healthy option for all the sweet-tooth!! Thanks for the great work, Oven pal~


















Mouth-watering?! Take orders? Nah...I will only bake for someone...**Giggling**

Yeap, that's my great Sunday noon...I just want to try my best to make everyone smile with my small little influential effort!! Well, Johnathan just called me up for the futsal session at 5pm! Arh...I need to get going and continue with my read up! It is just a week away till I have my Trade Finance Exam!! Wooot....\O.o/ Till then, I will catch up with you all again soon~~!! Cheers mates!!

P/S: Please stay tune for the recipe, I will update it in this same post too!

Recipe Corner:
Ingredients:
  • 150g butter
  • 1 tsp of salt (No salt is needed if salted butter is used)
  • 120g of sugar (Alter to your liking as banana is sweet too)
Others:
  • 3 eggs
  • 270g self-raising flour
  • 120-140mL of full-cream milk
  • 3 well-smashed ripe banana
  • Dash of vanilla essence and cinnamon sugar power
Options:
  • Dry fruits (e.g. cranberries, raisins)
  • Chocolate shavings for decoration and taste
Methods:
  1. Add the combination A and mix well in a prepared batter bowl.
  2. Add 3 eggs, each at a time and mix well with the batter.
  3. Sieve 270g self-raising flour into the batter. 
  4. Add in the well-smashed banana and mix 'em with the batter.
  5. Add the prepared milk into the batter (adjust based on the softness/moisture of the desired cake/according to personal likings)
  6. Add a dash of vanilla essence and cinnamon sugar powder if possible.
  7. Pre-heat oven at 180 Celsius for 5 minutes.
  8. Turn mixture into prepared baking pan and bake in oven at 180 Celsius for 40 to 50 minutes or until done when the wooden skewer comes out clean. Decorate with chocolate shavings or icing sugar on top of the cake.
Original recipe by Shyang - The Food Monster~

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Kev XOX