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I make Banana Loaf all the time, so when I found myself with some very ripe bananas it was a toss between muffins or bread, for some reason Banana Bread won.  Whilst making this Banana Bread, I was reminded of a time when I took some into work for colleagues to try and someone at work called me over, I thought she was going to ask me for the recipe, instead she asked  What are those dark bits in the cake? Banana I responded without hesitation, yet a little bemused.     As I was fumbling in my kitchen cupboards looking for some vanilla essence, I remembered still having some Vanilla paste left over from making a vegan Vanilla Coconut Creme Brulee , its so much more powerful in flavour and scent. You get a good waft of it when you bring  to your mouth for tasting, and the pecan nuts added a fabulous buttery crunch.   Other banana recipes you will find on my blog Vegan Tiger Cake s Banana Blondies Banana and Coconut Flapjack s Banofee Toffee Curd...

I have made sweet tarts and cakes with fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary and bay leaves many times; and cakes with ripe bananas many, many times, but not the two combined together.  So my curiosity was peaked when I found a recipe for Banana Thyme Cake in Ruby Tandoh's new cookbook Flavour.  I have borrowed the cookbook from the library.  I spotted her Crumb: The Baking Book there too, but decided that I would pick that up some other time.  We always have overripe bananas in the house.   I have to say the bananas coming into the UK recently have been rather disappointingly bordering on still green and unripe.  We tend to have bananas for our working desktop breakfast or lunch, but recently the bananas brought home have been overlooked until of course they are too ripe and only good for making a sweet bake. This Banana Thyme Cake was lovely by the way, but the zingy Lemon and Thyme Glaze was the best part and I am not an cake icing person. ...

I made these Banana Muffins with Cocoa Crumble topping just before Christmas with left over ripe bananas to take into work in place of flapjacks for a change. These muffins appealed to me mostly because of the cocoa crumble topping. I enjoyed them that evening, but also the following day at work, but D was not that keen on them for whatever reason. He ate them though.   I am sharing these with Only Crumbs Remains: Baking Crumb s; and Tin and Thyme for    By the way, this is not my recipe, it was bookmarked, however I cannot find the original link.   When I find the original recipe link, I will give credit where it is due. Banana Chocolate Muffins with Cocoa Crumble  Makes 10 - 12 Ingredients 225g flour 1/2  teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 100grams sugar 75ml oil 3 ripe bananas, mashed 50ml milk For the cocoa crumble 35g butter 25g plain flour 20grams cocoa powder 40grams sugar Metho...