Name: Banana bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 140g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin -; 140g caster sugar -; 2 large eggs, beaten -; 140g self-raising flour -; 1 tsp baking powder -; 2 very ripe bananas, mashed -; 50g icing sugar -; handful dried banana chips, for decoration -

Ingredients for - Banana bread

1. 140g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin

2. 140g caster sugar

3. 2 large eggs, beaten

4. 140g self-raising flour

5. 1 tsp baking powder

6. 2 very ripe bananas, mashed

7. 50g icing sugar

8. handful dried banana chips, for decoration

How to cook deliciously - Banana bread

1 . Stage

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

2 . Stage

Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.

3 . Stage

Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.

4 . Stage

Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.

5 . Stage

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals from around 30-40 mins in the oven by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.

6 . Stage

Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.

7 . Stage

Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.

8 . Stage

Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.