Banana and dessicated coconut cake

One of my favourite bakes is the banana cake.This time I have adjusted by adding in 1/2 cup of dessicated coconut and topped with sliced bananas n slices of cheese.

Again I have used the basic Banana Bread recipe from Simplyrecipes.com.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

Recipe 

2 very ripe bananas - I used Dole

You can use up to 3

I used 1/3 cup melted salted butter instead so you can omit the salt ( sprinkle of sakt)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 beaten egg

3/4 cup caster sugar 

1 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 cup dessicated coconut

8 slices of firm banana

1/2 slice of cheese cut into 8

Method

Spray or grease your loaf pan 4 by 8 inches

Set oven to 175 degree celcius

Mash the bananas into a medium mixing bowl

Mix in the melted butter 

Add in the baking soda n mix in

Add in the egg, sugar, vanilla extract n mix in with your fork

Add in 1 and 1/2 cups of flour with 1/2 cup dessicated coconut

Mix the batter n pour into the loaf pan

Arrange the sliced bananas on top n place the cheese on the bananas

Bake for 30 mins n turn down temp to 160 and bake 10 mins

Turn out the cake onto the cooling rack 

Cut when cool

The batter

Before baking

Ready to serve!