West African Dessert Recipes

WEST AFRICAN LIME CAKE

West African Lime Cake image

This is such an easy cake that even the kids can make it with some adult supervision.

Provided by seattlelove

Categories World Cuisine Recipes African

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
2 ½ tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
1 lime, juiced
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon chopped peanuts, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8-inch baking dish.
Beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; beat in eggs and lime juice. Stir flour and baking powder into butter mixture until combined. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven until brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Garnish with chopped peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.1 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 98.5 mg, Sugar 16.8 g

WEST AFRICAN BANANA FRITTERS

West African Banana Fritters image

Taken from epicurious .com and posted for ZWT. "The fritter tradition harks back to West Africa, where frying in deep oil is one of the major cooking techniques. In the African Atlantic world, fritters can be served as appetizers, as a vegetable, and even as a dessert, as they are here."

Provided by alligirl

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 4 dessert dishes, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup cold milk
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 pinch baking soda
4 ripe bananas, sliced diagonally into 1/4-inch pieces
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
peanut oil, for frying

Steps:

Heat 3 inches of oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375 degrees.
Mix the eggs, milk, brown sugar, flour, and baking soda together in a medium-sized bowl.
Add the banana slices a few at a time, coating them well with the batter.
With a long slotted spoon remove the banana slices a few at a time and place them into the oil.
Fry the bananas for 2 to 3 minutes, until lightly browned, turning them once. Drain them on paper towels and transfer them to a serving platter.
Repeat the process until all of the bananas have been fried.
Sprinkle them with the confectioners' sugar and serve warm.

WEST AFRICAN LIME CAKE RECIPE

West African Lime Cake Recipe image

Posted for ZWT II - Africa/Middle East, as taken from Epicurean.com. This is such an easy cake that even the kids can make it with some adult supervision.

Provided by Chabear01

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 squares, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
1 lime, juice of
1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
chopped peanuts (optional)

Steps:

Cream the sugar and butter, add the well beaten eggs and the lime juice, then the flour and baking powder.
Pour into greased and floured 8" square cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until straw stuck into center comes out clean. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top for garnish if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.9, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 37.4, Sodium 101.6, Carbohydrate 29.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 16.8, Protein 2.7

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