Banana & Peanut Butter Cake

Name: Banana & Peanut Butter Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 150g light brown soft sugar; 75g smooth peanut butter; 2 large eggs, beaten; 3 large bananas, mashed; 300g plain flour; 3.5 teaspoons baking powder; Pinch of salt; 900g loaf tin; 35g unsalted butter, softened; 115g golden icing sugar; 60g smooth peanut butter; 60g soft cheese; 25g roasted and salted peanuts, roughly chopped

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

Makes 15 cupcakes. Follow instructions as normal but only bake for 25-30 minutes. To make vegan, substitute eggs for Oggs, butter for vegan spreadable, and soft cheese for a vegan alternative.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:50:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories349.5 kcal (17%)

Total Fat17.8 g (25%)

Carbs41.9 g (16%)

Sugars22 g (24%)

Protein6 g (12%)

Sodium201.3 mg (10%)

Fiber1.8 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

15 servings

150gunsalted butter

softened, plus extra for greasing

150glight brown soft sugar

75gsmooth peanut butter

300gplain flour

3 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder

salt

900gloaf tin

Topping

35gunsalted butter

softened

115ggolden icing sugar

60gsmooth peanut butter

60gsoft cheese

25groasted and salted peanuts

roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin. (Skip if making cupcakes.)

Loaf Pan

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.

Step 3

Beat in the peanut butter, then the eggs and bananas.

Step 4

Fold in the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.

Step 5

Bake for 50-60 minutes in the tin, (or 25-30 minutes in cupcake cases) until risen, golden, and a skewer put into the centre comes out clean. Cool completely in the tin.

Skewer

OvenHeat

Step 6

For the topping, beat the butter until creamy, then beat in the sugar in 2 lots, until crumbly. Beat in the peanut butter, then the cheese and a pinch of salt to make a smooth, spreadable icing (do not overbeat). Ice the cake then sprinkle with the peanuts.