Each week we’ll bring you a tasty recipe passed down by Emanuel families, from the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal. 

From the kitchen of Cath and Andrew Watt
Quick and easy Banana Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup of plain or gluten-free flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb soda
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup desiccated coconut
270ml can coconut cream
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana
1 tsp vanila extract
Strawberry jam to serve
Chocolate Chips (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 170^oC (150^oC fan-forced).
Lightly grease a 6cm deep, 10cm x 20cm (base) loaf pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at long ends.
Sift flour, baking powder and bicarb into a bowl.
Add sugar and coconut and stir to combine.
Place coconut cream, eggs, banana and vanilla in a jug. Whisk to combine.
Fold into flour mixture and spoon into prepared pan.
Bake for one hour to one hour 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Stand in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Serve with jam.

Serves 6 – 8 

You can order the Emanuel School Community Cookbook, The Family Meal by contacting rubykb@gmail.com