Banana Cake/peanut Butter Icing

Ingredients

280 gr all purpose flour
6 gr baking powder
5 gr baking soda
3 gr salt
150 gr mashed bananas
2 bananas
240 ml buttermilk
130 gr shortening
300 gr sugar
2 eggs
4 gr vanilla extract
230 ml cream cheese
170 gr corn syrup
120 ml creamy peanut butter
130 gr peanuts

Instructions

Recipe by: Jo Merrill In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In another bowl, combine bananas and buttermilk; set aside. Cream together the shortening and sugar in a large bowl, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. Alternately add flour mixture and banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat until well blended. Spread evenly in greased and flour 13 by 9 by 5 cm pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan on wire rack. To make icing: Mix together the cream cheese and corn syrup until smooth. Add peanut butter; beat until well-blended. Spread on cooled cake. Garnish with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate cake until serving time. From The Best Of Country Cooking--Jo Merrill ----