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Peanut Butter Cake

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR CAKE
  • 1 cup mashed banana (ripe bananas)
  • 3/4 cup chopped peanuts
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • FOR COOKED PEANUT ICING
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 3/4 cup chopped peanuts
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup grated coconut
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs.

  • Step 2: Stir in the milk and bananas.

  • Step 3: Sift flour, baking powder and salt, then stir in the peanuts. Add dry ingredients to cake batter and beat until smooth and well blended.

  • Step 4: Pour this batter into two greased 8-inch cake pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven.

  • Step 5: Cool in pans for 5 minutes, then loosen at edges and remove layers to cool on racks.

  • Step 6: When thoroughly cooled, spread icing between layers and over the top.

  • TO MAKE THE ICING

  • Step 7: Cook sugar, egg yolks, butter and milk on low heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly.

  • Step 8: Remove from heat and add nuts and coconut and stir until very thick and smooth.

  • Step 9: Spread on cooled cake.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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