Accra Banana Peanut Cake (Ghana)

Name: Accra Banana Peanut Cake (Ghana)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1 cake
Cuisine: Hausa-Fulani & Northern Nigerian
Ingredients: 4 cup all-purpose flour; 0.25 cup cake flour; 4 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 10 oz butter; 2.5 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 8 bananas; 0.5 cup peanuts; 1 tsp cinnamon

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

1 hr · Serves 1 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 30 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: easy

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
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.
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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.