Accra Banana Peanut Cake (ghana)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cake flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 ounces butter or 10 ounces margarine
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 8 bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 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.
• 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.