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Accra Banana Peanut Cake (Ghana)

Oven-baked bananas and peanuts, perfumed with cinnamon, a West African cake.

1 hr · Serves 1 · Easy

Makes
1
cake

Ingredients

Time
Prep 30 min · Cook 30 min · 60 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    In a medium mixing bowl sift together the first five ingredients, set aside. Cream together the 10 ounces of butter with 2 cups of sugar in another medium mixing bowl. Lightly beat eggs and blend into creamed mixture, set aside.

  2. 2

    In a large mixing bowl mash 8 bananas and add coarsely chopped peanuts. Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and creamed mixture to bananas and peanuts. Combine well and pour into greased 9 x 12 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

    30 min
  3. 3

    In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 teaspoons cinnamon. When cake comes out of oven and still warm, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon mixture on top.

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