Malawian-style Peanut & Banana Cake…

Fairtrade Fortnight (February 25 – March 10).

Malawian-style peanut and banana cake…

Ingredients:

• 225g plain flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 ½ tsp nutmeg, ground
• 170g Fairtrade soft brown sugar
• 85g butter
• 2 beaten eggs
• 4 Fairtrade bananas
• 60g Fairtrade peanut

Preparation Method:

1. Pre heat the oven to 170C.
2. Cream butter and sugar together.
3. Add the beaten eggs slowly.
4. Coarsely chop the peanuts and roast them in the oven for a few minutes until they are a darker shade.
5. (be careful they can burn easily).
6. Add the mashed bananas and nuts to the mixture.
7. Fold in all the dry ingredients.
8. Spoon into a large loaf tin.
9. Bake for 50 minutes.

Recipe and photo credit by Fairtrade

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