Accra Banana Peanut Cake (Ghana)

This recipe is from The African Cookbook and is a dessert recipe for The Zaar World Tour 2005 Game.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 cake

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

Directions

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.