Black tahini banana bread

Banana bread

• 150 g unsalted butter softened, plus extra to grease
• 350 g ripe bananas (approx. 4 bananas), cut into pieces
• 150 g soft dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 170 g plain flour
• 30 g cornflour
• 2 tbsp black cocoa powder (see Tips)
• 2 pinches salt
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100 g black tahini (see Tips)
• 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
• black sesame seeds to sprinkle (optional)

Ricotta cream (optional)

• 20 g sugar
• 250 g smooth ricotta cheese
• 50 g Greek-style natural yoghurt
• 1 tsp natural vanilla extract