Ingredients
2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
1/2 teaspoon bi-carb soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
1/2 cup light agave nectar, you can use honey or maple syrup
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 fully ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
2 firm bananas, peeled and halved
Method
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Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced). Lightly grease and line the base of a 20cm round cake pan. Sift flour, bi-carb and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside.
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Whisk oil, agave nectar, eggs, milk and vanilla together in a bowl. Add the bananas and whisk to combine. Fold in sifted flour and spice with the dates.
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Pour mixture into prepared pan. Top with halved bananas. Bake for 1hr or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 10 min then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.