African Banana and Peanut Cake

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Massey Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1981.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2 cups all purpose flour
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon baking soda
 * ⅔ cup butter softened
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 4 large bananas peeled and mashed
 * 1 cup salted peanuts divided coarsely chopped

Directions

 * 1) Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
 * 2) Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy then beat in eggs.
 * 3) Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas until combined.
 * 4) Stir in ½ cup chopped peanuts.
 * 5) Scrape batter into well greased loaf pan then sprinkle top evenly with remaining peanuts.
 * 6) Bake at 350°F for 60 minutes then cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
 * 7) Turn out of pan and cool completely.
 * 8) Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and let sit overnight before serving.