Soft Banana Cake (Banana Bread)
This recipe yields a tender, moist, and flavorful loaf, perfect for slicing and enjoying plain, toasted, or with butter.
🛒 Ingredients
| Category | Ingredient | Quantity | Notes |
| Wet/Flavor | Ripe Bananas | 2 medium | Mashed well. |
| Melted Butter | 125 g (approx. ½ cup + 1 tbsp) | Cooled slightly. | |
| Eggs | 2 large | Lightly beaten. | |
| Milk | ½ glass (approx. ½ cup or 120ml) | ||
| Vanilla (Extract or Powder) | 1 packet (or 1 tsp extract) | ||
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp | ||
| Dry Ingredients | All-Purpose Flour | 1.5 cups (approx. 180g) | |
| Sugar | 1 glass (approx. 1 cup or 200g) | Granulated or a mix with brown sugar. | |
| Baking Powder | 1 packet (or 1 tsp) |
👩🍳 Instructions
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Prep & Preheat: Preheat your oven to $350^{\circ}\text{F}$ ($175^{\circ}\text{C}$). Grease and flour a $9 \times 5$-inch loaf pan, or line it with parchment paper.
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Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in the cooled melted butter, beaten eggs, and milk. Add the vanilla and cinnamon.
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Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and baking powder.
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Mix Batter: Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix only until the flour is just incorporated; do not overmix.
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Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool: Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.