Banana and Chocolate Cake

• Cream together butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time:
  • 6oz (175g) of butter
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs

• Melt 2oz semi sweet or dark chocolate, add to creamed mix

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• Sift together then add to mix alternately with the milk and bananas:
  • 2.25 cups of plain flour (wholemeal?)
  • 1 level teaspoon of baking powder
  • 3/4 level teaspoon bi-carbonate of soda

• 1 cup mashed banana (about 3 bananas)

• 6 oz milk (about 180mls). Sylvia uses less - 150 to 160ml.

• Turn out into well greased or glad bake lined 2 x 8 inch sandwich tins.

• Bake at 180 C for 30 - 35 minutes, leave in tin for 10 minutes before turning out.
• Allow cake to cool, then split each layer in half and join with whipped cream (i.e. 3 layers of cream)

• Decorate with chocolate icing and sprinkle icing sugar/smarties/strawberries/kiwi fruit, or smarties on the sides.