125 g butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
0.75 cup self-raising flour
1 tsp baking soda
0.75 cup caster sugar
3 very ripe small bananas
Half cup chopped walnuts
0.75 cup plain flour
Mash bananas finely with a fork (you should have 3/4 cup mashed banana).
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add bananas and vanilla. Combine well.
Stir in walnuts, then sifted flours and soda in two lots.
Mix well.
Spread mixture into 20 cm well greased ring tin.
Bake i moderate over 40 minutes or until cooked when tested.
Stand a few minutes.
Cool on wire rack.
When icing this cake:
I put coffee essence into butter icing and it is just a little different and a nice flavour.