Banana, coconut and sultana cake

This cake came about as there were 4 bananas that had been sitting in the fruit bowl for as long as I could remember that were crying out to be used. I wanted to make something a little more exciting than banana bread and so created this little number. It's exceptionally quick and easy too. Possibly a new favourite recipe...

To make a banana, coconut and sultana cake you will need:
140g self raising flour (or 130g plain flour with 2 tsp baking powder)
50g desiccated coconut
150g soft brown sugar
180ml sunflower oil
2 eggs
Mashed bananas (I used 4)
100g sultanas

Preheat your oven to 170C and line your cake tin with greaseproof paper

Weigh out and sieve your dry ingredients (flour, coconut and sugar). Stir with a wooden spoon

Pour in the wet ingredients (oil, eggs and banana) and stir this through. Throw in the sultanas and gently combine.

Pour into your cake tin and bake in the oven, checking at 35 minutes to see if it needs any longer than that. It's a moist cake so a knife stuck in the centre will come out a little streaky.

Allow to cool on a wire rack and allow the cake to cool (and fill your kitchen with a lovely aroma of cake). So delicious it needs nothing more than a cup of tea to accompany it.

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