Nutty Peanut Cake

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Back home in Kenya, we like to call this ‘Keki ya njugu’ I love the fact that I can give a quick Swahili lesson around here. Let me know in the comment section if you would like more Swahili words in future posts.

Back to peanut cake, I am nuts about it partly because it evokes my most profound happiest childhood memories and because it tastes great! I find it fascinating how scents and tastes are connected to specific memories. Does food have the same effect on you? Knowing food plays a significant role in making memories inspires me to get more creative in the kitchen. I hope that my kids will one day look back and smile when they taste something that reminds them of what I made them.

The cake is relatively straight forward to do, and the biggest task you will face is crushing the peanuts. A grinder comes in handy; alternatively, a bag and a rolling pin work great too – bonus points go to the fact that it helps release tension.

Nutty Peanut Cake

Easy to make peanut cake

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups peanuts
• 1/2 cups + 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tbsp milk powder optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180ºc
• Add the peanuts to a grinder and grind (don’t worry if there are a few big pieces left)
• Cream the butter and sugar until pale
• Add one egg at a time and mix until smooth
• Next add the flour, baking powder and bicarb and mix well until there are no lumps left
• Fold in the crushed peanuts and transfer the batter into a greased cake tin
• Bake at 180ºc for 20-40 min or until cake is golden brown

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Cuisine: East African

Keyword: Peanut cake

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