Banana Ring Cake

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
To serve: 12

Ingredients:

Milkmaid - 1/4 tin
Maida - 200gm
Eggs - 5, separated
Powdered sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 225gm
Bananas - 1 cup, finely chopped
Baking powder - 1tsp
Soda bicarbonate - 1tsp
Salt - a pinch
Banana essence - 1tsp (optional)

Method:

1) Heat oven to 180 deg C. Lightly grease and flour in a 25 cm ring mould.

2) Sift together maida, baking powder, soda and salt.

3) Cream butter and powdered sugar together until light and creamy.

4) Add yolks of eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5) Blend in milkmaid, bananas and essence. Fold in sifted maida.

6) Whisk egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into the above mixture.

7) Turn into the prepared mould and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre of cake comes out clean.

8) Cool for 5 minutes, then remove the cake from the baking tin and cool on a wire rack.