Banana Cake

I like to hide a few bananas until the fruit flies remind me where I stashed them. This is what I make with the slimy re-discoveries.

• 150g unsalted butter 
• 150g soft or dark sugar 2 eggs 3 large brown squishy bananas, mashed 
• 170g Plain flour 
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tbsp ground flax seed 
• 60g chopped high cocoa content chocolate 60g pecans or walnuts -slightly toasted
•  100g shredded coconut 

1. Melt butter 
2. Mix sugar and eggs in large bowl 
3. Add melted butter to eggs and sugar mix
4. In another bowl, add all dry ingredients and mix with a balloon whisk. 
5. Add nuts etc if you haven’t already
6. Pour into lined loaf tin
7. Bake for approx 1 hr at 160º
8. Cover with baking paper if it’s browning too fast.