Peanut Cake

Ghanian local peanut cake

Ingredients:

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cake flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 10 oz. butter OR margarine
• 2.5 cups Sugar
• 4 eggs
• 8 MASHED bananas
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a 2-quart bowl: Sift: 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cake flour 4
2. Tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3. In a 3-quart bowl:
4. Cream: 10 oz. butter OR margarine with 2 cups Sugar.
5. Blend in 4 eggs lightly beaten.
6. Fold the dry ingredients above alternately with: 8 MASHED bananas and 1/2 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped.
7. Bake in a greased 9 x 12-inch baking pan at 350′ for 30 minutes.
8. Test with a toothpick. When toothpick comes out dry, cake is done.
9. Combine: 1/2 cup Sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon.
10. Sprinkle cake with cinnamon mixture as cake comes out of the oven.