Toffee banana and walnut cake
My lovely twins are currently incarcerated at home , saving all their drama for their Mama as we weather the current Covid lockdown storm. They are totally delicious but I wish they were out enjoying their best lives, falling in and out of love in true student style- not having a karaoke disco with us, at least in my kitchen the bar is always open and the drinks are on the house!
They were 20 recently and I made them a cake which was sensational considering my Iceland home delivery man had gone AWOL! So I conjured up all my Mary Berry vibes and made a banana cake with some black bananas!Anything that's made with love tastes lovely in my opinion!
Being a Mum is my dream job, my other dream role however is running the learning kitchen at my local Homeless charity. This year I'm still making 30 lunches everyday and nothing says I love you,or you matter,like homemade cake.
This week we were able to demonstrate how much we love and care for our clients by turning our centre into a vaccination clinic. Alot of our guys have difficult lives marred by addictions. On Wednesday we could elevate them and put those so often last in line for lifes feast to the front of the queue. They were visibly moved and reenergised by the jab, their lives were worth saving. It was the shot in the arm of love they so deserved.
I love my Mum beyond words, shes my touchstone and role model and her love has buoyed me up throughout the current covid storm.
The mother love and pride I felt for my homeless guys this week was so sweet and lifted me out of my Lockdown blues. What a wonderful life we all lead, long live love, long after lockdown ends, I'll remember that day forever.
Twin love banana cake
3 ripe bananas mashed
8oz SR Flour
6oz soft butter
3 eggs
Large bag of walnuts blitzed
6oz golden caster sugar
Milk
Mix all the ingredients together including half of the walnuts, add milk until it makes a soft dropping consistency. Bake in a medium oven 180 degrees for 40 minutes until springy.
Next make a walnut praline
Melt equal amounts of golden caster sugar and butter in a pan until it makes a syrup , pour in the walnuts and leave on greaseproof paper to set like a nut brittle.
Next make a sticky toffee sauce ( this is a once year cake!)
6oz muscovado sugar
6oz butter
Melt together until a syrupy sauce is formed, add a small pot of double cream to the pan until a lovely toffee sauce is made.
Pour over the banana cake, top with shards of the walnut praline!
Don't you wish I was your Mum?😉🤣❤
