Name: Easy mini-banana loaves with banana ice cream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 1 Box Vanilla Cake Mix; 3 bananas overripe, mashed; 5 ml ground cinnamon; 160 ml sugar; 3 eggs large; 10 ml cornflour; 250 ml milk; salt just a pinch; 4 bananas diced; 5 ml Vanilla essence; 50 g walnuts toasted and chopped; 375 ml cream

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Ingredients (12)

1	Box Vanilla Cake Mix
3	bananas — overripe, mashed
5 ml	ground cinnamon
160 ml	sugar
3	eggs — large
10 ml	cornflour
250 ml	milk
	salt — just a pinch
4	bananas — diced
5 ml	Vanilla essence
50 g	walnuts — toasted and chopped
375 ml	cream

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line 10 mini loaf tins.

Cake

1. Mix the cake according to the package instructions. Add the bananas and cinnamon and mix. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf tins and bake for 25-28 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

Ice cream

2. In a mixing bowl, whisk the sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Sift the maizena into the mixture and whisk until well incorporated. Set aside.

3. Simmer the milk over medium heat and whisk into the egg mixture. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, add the salt and cook over low heat until the custard thickens, stirring continuously.

4. Cool the mixture then add the bananas, vanilla essence and nuts. Whisk the cream until stiff peaks form and fold into the custard. Spoon into a plastic container, cover with a lid and freeze for about 6 hours. Remove the ice cream from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Serve with the banana loaves.