I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Monday, 21 November 2016

Banana Loaf with Cream Cheese Icing.


Banana Loaf with Cream Cheese Icing.


A great way to use up over ripe bananas and a wonderful afternoon treat. The banana bread is not overly sweet, the cream cheese frosting is there to give additional sweetness.


Equipment:

2 litre capacity loaf tin generously greased with butter.


Use an electric mixer, beat together,

-4 ripe bananas,

-180g caster sugar,

-1tsp vanilla bean paste,

-150g softened butter,

-pinch of salt.

Beat well to combine, add

-350g self raising flour,

-1tsp baking powder,

-4 eggs.

Beat until the mixture is thoroughly combined.


Spoon into the prepared tin.

Bake in 180c fan forced oven for 45 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.

(You may need to cover the cake with foil half way through the cooking time).

Leave to cool completely.


In a bowl, put in

-280g cream cheese,

-50g icing sugar,

-zest of 1 orange.

Mix well to combine.


Spread the icing over the cooled cake.

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