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Adam Liaw’s pear and banana loaf.

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TikTok reckons this bake is to men what flowers are for women. Bake it and see

Social media is abuzz with the theory that all men love banana bread. A huge generalisation, sure, but is it true? There’s one way to find out...

9 recipes
Top with icing sugar or treat yourself to the penuche icing.
EASY

Banana and pear loaf with fudgy caramel icing

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Banana, rhubarb and yoghurt cake with pistachios and halva.

Banana, rhubarb and yoghurt cake with pistachios and halva

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
A slab of banana cake with cream cheese icing and swirls of optional miso caramel.

Banana cake with cream cheese icing and miso caramel

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Apple and banana loaf.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s apple and banana loaf

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Vietnamese banana bread pudding with coconut caramel sauce.

Vietnamese banana bread pudding with coconut caramel sauce

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Chocolate and coconut banana bread.
EASY

Chocolate and coconut banana bread

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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Danielle Alvarez's milk-soaked cake decorated with soft Swiss meringue and dulce de leche.

Banana, caramel and rum tres leches cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Banana bread
EASY

Banana bread with salted caramel

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Dan Lepard recipe - Chocolate banana cake
EASY

Chocolate banana cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard