Banana Cake/ Muffins

Apart from the simple cupcakes that I make, Banana Cake is just about the only other thing I can bake with confidence. Something that I can be sure of that would turn out passable and the whole fam will eat with gusto. I am a frustrated baker, no matter how hard I follow the recipe, the output of my baked goodies always somehow turn out differently than the photos in the recipe books I follow. But surprisingly, this banana cake had been a success from the first time I made it. What's really so surprising about it is that this recipe given by Tita Loida (my mom's colleague from the hospital) only gave the list of ingredients and a single step in baking, and that is "bake"! Haha! Yes, that's what it was in the recipe she gave. Just bake! And that's just what I did. Although, I have also followed some tips I find in various baking recipes, that is to first mix the dry ingredients and slowly fold in the other ingredients while slowly mixing it with the flour mixture. I also made sure that I mix with only one direction. Hmmm... that one I learned as a child with the one-egg pancakes actually :).

Here below is Tita Loida's recipe for a delicious banana cake, you will find I've added a few more steps and tips in the method, things I have learned in baking as I go along, which worked with this banana cake and is still trying to make it work with the other cakes I have been trying to bake. Surely you will also love this banana cake which perfectly goes with tea or coffee for afternoon snack at home or at work :).
Ingredients:
4 pcs banana
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sodium bicarbonate
2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 small cans evaporated milk
Method:

Preheat the oven at 240deg. while you are preparing the batter.

In a mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. In another bowl, mash the banana add in the eggs one at a time and mix using a hand mixer, then slowly pour in the milk.

Slowly pour the banana mixture to the flour mixture and mix well, ensuring that all lumps are dissolved. Pour in the oil and mix well until oil is fully incorporated with the batter.

Line baking pan with a little oil and pour in the mixture to about 3/4 full.

Adjust the oven to 180deg. and put in the banana batter. Bake for about 20-25 minutes if using a small pan or muffin molds. Check by pricking with a toothpick or fork. If no batter sticks to the toothpick when you pull it out, then it is cooked.  

Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack with topside down so as to avoid the oil from sitting at the bottom of the cake. 

Serve with steaming hot coffee or tea. Enjoy!