Africanbananapeanutcake Recipes

Steps:

• 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 9" x 5" loaf pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining chopped peanuts. Bake in 180C oven 60 to 65 minutes or until skewer 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.

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas just until combined.
• Stir in 1/2 of the peanuts.
• Scrape batter into silpat loaf pan (or greased).
• Sprinkle top evenly with remaining peanuts.
• Bake 60-65 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out of pan to finish cooling.
• Wrap in plastic or foil. Best if served the next day.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and beat to combine. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the bananas and peanuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
• Stir together the 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the top of the cake as soon as you remove it from the oven. Makes 1 - 9x13 cake.

Steps:

• Place 1 cake, wide side down, on a serving platter. Stir frosting and banana extract in a large bowl to blend. Stir in yellow food coloring, 1 drop at a time, until desired color is achieved. Transfer 1/2 cup of banana frosting to a medium bowl; stir in mashed banana. Spread mashed banana mixture over top of cake. Cut 1 (2-inch wide) wedge from second cake. Spread 1/4 cup of yellow frosting over cut ends of second cake. Bring cut ends of second cake together, pressing to adhere. Place second cake, wide side down, atop cake on platter. Tear cut cake wedge into cubes. Fill hole in center of cakes with cake cubes. Spread remaining yellow frosting evenly over top and sides of cake to coat completely. Sprinkle cake with coconut, pressing lightly to adhere.
• Create an island "volcano" mold by shaping aluminum foil into a volcano shape, measuring 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Dip in melted chocolate and let cool and harden. Place the mold on top of the cake. Fill the center of the mold with green icing and smooth out. Place palm tree decoration inside the mold. Arrange fruit-shaped candy decoratively around the palm tree and base of cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cut bananas crosswise into halves.
• Cut each half lengthwise into halves and arrange in greased 9-inch pie plate.
• Dot with margarine or butter and drizzle with orange and lemon juices.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and coconut.
• Bake until coconut is golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven until hot. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and cook until browned on all sides, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and bouillon cubes to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste and peanut butter. Add 4 cups of water and the Scotch bonnet pepper. Return the chicken to the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat and let simmer 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes and collard greens. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes. (Remove the Scotch bonnet pepper if someone has a low tolerance for heat.)
• Serve warm with hot cooked rice, if using.

Steps:

• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and melted butter. Mix together and press into a 9x13 inch cake pan; refrigerate until chilled.
• Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; spread over graham cracker crust.
• Layer bananas and pineapple over cream cheese mixture; cover fruit with whipped topping.
• Top with cherries and chopped nuts; refrigerate and serve chilled.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter, milk and vanilla until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cake.