Banana and poppy seed loaf...

This lovely recipe was given to me by my mum, Its absolutely gorgeous and almost feels healthy because of the bananas :-)

Oven 180c/350f/gas 4

Grease and line a 900gram loaf tin

...What you need.....
175 grams of self raising flour
175 grams of soft brown sugar
175 grams of butter, softened
3 eggs, beaten
a teaspoon of baking powder
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 tablespoons of poppy seeds
For The Topping......
200 grams of low fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons of icing sugar, sieved
grated orange rind and poppy seeds to make it gorgeous

What you do.....
Put all the ingredients(except the ones for the topping!!), into a big bowl.
Use an electric whisk if possible and mix really well.
pour into the prepared loaf tin and bake in the centre of the oven for about an hour...or until firm to touch.
Insert a knife into the centre of the loaf...it should come out clean
leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then place on top of a wire cooling rack until completely cold

Make the topping....
mix together the cream cheese and the icing sugar
spread on top of the cold loaf and decorate it with orange rind and poppy seeds to make it look fabulous :-)
enjoy this cake with loads and loads of tea!