Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas, mashed

6oz soft brown sugar

3oz margarine/butter

2 eggs, beaten

7oz self raising flour

1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp cinnamon

2oz walnuts, chopped

2oz dates/other dried fruit (I used apricots in this one!)

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180 fan. Grease and line a medium sized loaf tin. 

2. Combine all ingredients and beat together using an electric whisk (or elbow grease...)

3. Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until a skewer put into the cake comes out clean. Once out of the oven, cool on a cooling rack fully before carving (or it'll fall apart!)

4. Enjoy on it's own or with a little butter.