How to bake Banana bread

 This week's Beautiful bake is a banana bread.

Ingredients:

. 140 g of softened butter 

. 140 g caster sugar 

. 2 large beaten eggs

. 140 g self- raising flour

. 1 tsp baking powder 

. 2 very ripe mashed bananas

. 50 g icing sugar 

Instructions:

Step 1: Heat the oven to 180C/ 160C fan/ gas 4.

Step 2: Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.

Step 3: Cream 140 g softened butter and 140 g caster sugar until light and fluffy and then add 2 beaten eggs with a bit of the flour.

Step 4: Fold in the remaining flour, 1stp of baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.

Step 5: Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for about 50 minutes or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5 minute intervals from around 30-40 minutes in the oven by testing it with a skewer, as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.

Step 6: Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.

Step 7: Mix 50 g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp of water to make icing.

8. Drizzle the icing over the loaf.

9. EAT!!

*Credits to bbcgoodfood.com and bbc.co.uk