*Plantain cake.*
Ingredients
2 Cups Flour
1 Tsp Salt
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 stick Butter/Margarine
2 Tsp baking powder
2 over ripe plantains
1/4 Cup Yogurt
2 Eggs
3 Tbp Milk
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
*Instructions*
Preheat the Oven to 350 F
Grease and Flour the Baking Pan and set aside
*Procedure*
👉Combine the Flour, Salt and Baking powder in a bowl and set aside
👉In another bowl, slice and mash the Plantains with a mixer
👉In another bowl, mix the Butter and Sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes(until it's well combined)
👉Add the eggs one at a time and ensure it well mixed before adding the second egg.
👉Add the Yogurt and vanilla extract and cream it together.
👉Add the mashed plantain into the mixture and stir together.
👉Combine the wet ingredients together with the dry ingredient and fold a couple of times(pls don't over fold so that it doesn't come out too stiff)
👉While folding, add your milk little by little until well mixed together.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking Pan. Smooth out the surface of the batter and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hr or till a tester or toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
*NOTE* 👇👇👇
You can use vanilla as your flavor . However, you can use Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Allspice,banana flavor or any other flavor of your choice.
As much as you want to add a type of flavor to your cake, these flavors should compliment the cake and not overwhelm it. Therefore, add just enough flavor and don’t mask the plantain taste in your Cake.
👉The riper the plantain the sweeter it is, so you may need to adjust the quantity of your sugar based on the ripeness of the Plantain
When mashing together, you want to make sure the plantain is well mashed, it is best to leave it thick and lumpy. Try not to puree it. You can use a hand mixer like I do, it will do the job just fine. Likewise, you can use a Potato masher or fork but I will advise against blending it.
Don’t over mix the batter otherwise, the cake will come out tough.