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30–40 minutes

Banana-and-strawberry loaf cake

Serves 10 to 12

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

2 x 320 g Woolworths banana loaves
500 g unsalted butter, softened
400 g icing sugar, sifted
¼ cup cream
1 t vanilla paste
a pinch salt
2 t Woolworths beetroot powder

For serving:

Woolworths pink sweets (jelly beans, speckled eggs)
Woolworths strawberry-flavoured multigrain puffs cereal

Method

1. Slice the banana loaves lengthways to create even layers (2 or 3 per loaf, depending on the desired height).

2. In a large bowl, beat the butter until pale and fluffy. Add the icing sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. Pour in the cream, add a pinch of salt and beat again until smooth. Mix in the beetroot powder until the buttercream turns soft strawberry-pink in colour.

3. Sandwich the banana loaves by piping buttercream between each layer.

4. Cover the cake in a final coat of buttercream, smoothing it using a palette knife or leaving swirls for texture. Top with an assortment of pink sweets – scatter over jelly beans and nestle in speckled eggs. Sprinkle over the strawberry cereal for crunch.

Cook’s note: Chill the cake for 15–20 minutes before serving for cleaner slices and more stable layers.

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Photographer: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Ella

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