AFRICAN BANANA PEANUT CAKE

Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup softened butter or margarine
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 large bananas (very ripe, peeled and mashed)
- 1 cup salted peanuts (coarsely chopped)
Directions
- Directions
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas just until combined, stir in ½ cup chopped peanuts.
- Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5inxh loaf pan, sprinkle top evenly with remaining chopped peanuts. Bake in 350 degree F oven 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil. Cake is best if served next day.

