375 g plain flour; sifted
400 g caster sugar
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/4 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon salt
150 g butter; softened
150 ml buttermilk
3 medium bananas; mashed
3 eggs
65 g pecans; chopped
Yield: 33 x 23 cm cake
In a bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Blend in the butter, half the buttermilk and the mashed bananas. Beat for 3 minutes. Add the eggs and the remaining buttermilk. Beat for 3 minutes. Stir in the pecans. Pour the batter into a greased, floured 33 x 23 cm cake tin. Bake at 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4 for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool. Frost with basic buttercream frosting.