BANANA CAKE WITH SEA SALT GULA MELAKA GLAZE

Recipe adapted from The Malay Kitchen Recipes for Thermomix

Serves 12

Prep time 10 minutes Banana cake with sea Bake time 45-60 minutes salt gula depending on oven melaka glaze

4 eggs

150g sugar

180ml vegetable oil

250g Cavendish bananas (use overripe bananas for best result)

180g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

sea salt gula melaka glaze

50g gula melaka (melt over a double boiler) a pinch of sea salt

• Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease a loaf tin (10 cm x 23 cm) with oil and lightly dust with flour. Set aside.

• Insert butterfly whisk. Place eggs, sugar and vegetable oil into the mixing bowl.

• Add bananas, mix 15 seconds/speed 5.

• Add plain flour, baking soda and baking powder, mix 45 seconds/speed 3. Transfer batter into prepared loaf tin.

• Decorate the cake with thinly sliced banana (optional).

• Bake in preheated oven (150°C) for 45-60 minutes or until a cake tester skewer comes out clean when it is inserted in the centre of the cake.

• Remove cake from the oven and immediately brush the sea salt gula Melaka glaze over the top of the cake while the cake is warm.

• Allow the cake to cool in loaf tin for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and serve.