Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for banana and passion fruit loaf

Beyond banana bread: Benjamina Ebuehi’s banana and passion fruit loaf. Photograph: Laura Edwards/The Guardian. Food styling: Benjamina Ebuehi. Prop styling: Kitty Coles. Food assistant: Julia Aden.

I’m pretty sure we’ve all got at least one solid banana bread recipe up our sleeve. My go-to is dense, barely sweet and at its best when toasted and smothered in salted butter. But the version I’m sharing today is for when I need something that’s more cake than bread: a bit sweeter, fluffier and topped with a creamy icing studded with lots of passion fruit to brighten it up. I still make it in a loaf tin, but it also works in a 20cm square tin.

Banana and passion fruit loaf