The classic mistake: bananas not ripe enough, and your cake stays dry. Pick ones that are yellow with brown spots, that's where the flavour and moisture are. The acidity from lemon or orange lifts the sweetness without overdoing it.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

servings
  1. For 6 guests :
  2. 7 oz (200 g) ripe bananas
  3. 7 oz (200 g) of flour, sieved
  4. 7 oz (200 g) of caster sugar
  5. 2.5 oz (70 g) of butter
  6. 2 eggs

the juice of half an orange or half a lemon

  1. 0.4 oz (10 g) of baking powder
  2. 1 tbsp peanut oil
  3. 1 pinch of salt