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Banana bread Another cake that is very autumnal and even more delicious is banana or monkey bread, the great thing about their recipe is because it's so flexible. The dish was originally created to get rid of overly- ripe bananas and any leftover seeds and nuts, although you can include anything in this recipe from chocolate to seeds i'm going to show you my favorite version! Here's what you'll need: 140g of butter 140g of sugar 140g of flour 2 large eggs 2 over ripe- mashed bananas ½ tsp of vanilla 1tsp of baking powder Additionals ( I used pecans, sunflower seeds and chocolate chips) Glaze 50g Icing sugar Milk (at least 30ml of a cup) Water First preheat the oven to 180 degrees, then grease a tin with butter or oil, combine butter and sugar and whisk for 2-4 minutes or until well combined, add the eggs, baking powder and flour. Once well incorporated add the chocolate, nuts and seeds. Once all mixed add 2 mashed bananas, (make sure these are brown and mashed very well), transfer this to the tin and bake for 20 minutes or until they are cooked through. Enjoy! You can make a quick glaze by combining 50g of icing sugar too 25g of milk and a splash of water, keep adding water until you get a sticky, pourable consistency and top the bread.