Banoffee Loaf

Method

1. Preheat oven, prepare tin

   Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Lightly grease a 2lb loaf tin to prevent the loaf from sticking.

2. Combine butter, sugar, eggs, flour, bicarbonate of soda, milk

   Using an electric hand whisk, beat the butter and sugar in a bowl for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, beating all the time. Sift in the flour and bicarbonate of soda, then gradually add the milk, until smooth.

3. Add banana, pour into baking tin

   Fold the mashed bananas into the mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top with a spatula.

4. Bake

   Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. After 30 minutes of cooking, take the loaf out of the oven and cover with foil (to stop the top from getting too brown) then return to the oven for the remaining 30 minutes.

5. Cool on wire rack

   Remove the loaf from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Making buttercream icing

   While the loaf is cooling, make the banoffee pie caramel buttercream icing. In a bowl, beat the butter and Joe & Seph’s Banoffee Pie Caramel Sauce together until smooth, using an electric hand mixer. Add the icing sugar and beat on a low speed until fully incorporated, then beat for a further 30–60 seconds on a medium speed until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.

7. Break up some of the popcorn

   Break up some pieces of Joe & Seph’s Banoffee Pie Popcorn, leaving some whole.

8. Ice cake, top with popcorn and banana chips

   Ice the top of the cooled loaf with the salted caramel buttercream icing and sprinkle over the broken pieces of popcorn. Decorate with the remaining whole pieces of popcorn and banana chips (optional).