Brilliant banana loaf

Ingredients

• 140g butter , softened, plus extra for the tin
• 140g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• 140g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 very ripe bananas , mashed
• 50g icing sugar
• handful dried banana chips, for decoration
  
  

  

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add the eggs with a little flour. Fold in the remaining flour, baking powder and bananas. Pour into the tin and bake for about 30 mins until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix the icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing. Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with banana chips