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BANANA CAKE WITH PASSIONFRUIT ICING

PREP + COOK TIME 1 hour 30 mins + cooling SERVES 10

• 125g butter, softened
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1½ cups self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 cup mashed banana
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup milk

PASSIONFRUIT ICING

• 2¼ cups icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons softened butter
• 3 tablespoons passionfruit pulp

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 15cm x 25cm loaf pan; line base with baking paper. Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the sifted dry ingredients,