Banana bread bake-off: It’s time to go homemade this Father’s Day

Dads are probably the hardest people to get a present for.

They usually don't care about fashion or beauty, we've already bought them about 15 books and we are way too broke to be getting them a sportscar or a skydive.

With a bit of imagination though, making your dad happy isn't that complicated.

A nice bottle of wine or a baked good are cheap and adequate alternatives to a pricey gift and will 100 per cent put a smile on his face.

For those of you who don't feel like baking a three-tier cake (who can do that anyway?!), this delicious banana bread definitely does the trick and might make you the star-baker of the day. 

Chocolate banana bread

Ingredients

125g butter, melted
200g flour
125g sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 ripe bananas, mashed
200g chocolate chips
 
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Generously grease a loaf pan. 

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

Mix in the butter, mashed bananas and eggs.

Stir in the chocolate chips and pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for about 60 minutes.

Cool the loaf in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and let cool completely.