Banana and pear cake

I grew up with hippy parents who love to make wholemeal cakes and I remember some of my friends would try to pinch it at school because it tasted so good. This is my slant on their banana cake (throw some pear in there too).

Method - 

Peel and mash one soft, slightly over ripe banana.

Remove core and chop 1 pear into small pieces.

Preheat the oven to 170C

Grease a cake tin (approx 20 x 20cm)

Melt 125g of butter together with 150g of caster sugar on a medium heat then remove from heat.

Add the pear and banana, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and stir well.

Beat 1 egg and then add to cake mixture.

Add 190g of wholemeal flour with 1 tsp of baking/bicarb soda. Add 60ml of milk and stir well.

Pour into the then then pop in the oven.

Cook for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

TIP - if you are afraid that your cake might dry out, put a ceramic dish of water right at the bottom of the oven - this adds moisture to the air in the oven (works a treat for pastries too).