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Freshly baked Plantain Cake loaf served in a plate
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PLANTAIN CAKE/PLANTAIN BREAD (VIDEO)

This hearty plantain bread is sweet, moist, and delicious. Easy to make with the help of a few basic ingredients.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade, quick
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 1 loaf
Calories 246kcal
Author Lola Osinkolu

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 8 tablespoon butter or 1 stick butter
  • 2 plantains overripe
  • ¼ cup Yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F, then grease and flour the baking pan and set aside.
  • Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder.
  • Whisk, mash or blend the plantains till fairly smooth.
  • Use a hand whisk to cream the butter and sugar for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and cream together until just combined. Add the Yogurt and vanilla and whisk together.
  • Mix the mashed plantains with the creamed butter and add the mixture to the dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking powder). Fold a couple of times until well mixed. (don't over mix).
  • Stir in the milk and mix till combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth out the surface of the batter and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hr or till a tester or toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Notes

  • The riper the plantain, the sweeter it is, so you may need to adjust the quantity of your sugar based on the ripeness of the plantain
  • Don’t over mix the batter otherwise, the cake will come out tough.

Nutrition

Serving: 8g | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 624IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg