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African Banana Peanut Cake
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
⅔ cup butter (or margarine) softened
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
4 large very ripe bananas peeled and mashed, about 2 cups
1 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Details
Serves: 7
Method
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas just until combined; stir in ½ cup chopped peanuts. Scrape butter into a well greased 9"x 5" loaf pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining chopped peanuts.
Bake in 350 degree F oven for 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; turn out of pan and cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil. Cake is best if served next day.
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