Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease a loaf pan.
Whisk together the dry ingredients - flour, soda and salt - in a bowl.
Whisk all the wet ingredients along with the sugar till smooth. You can use a whisk or a beater.
Add the dry ingredients and fold till all moist.
Pour into the pan and sprinkle the peanuts on top. Gently press down.
Bake for 45 minutes to one hour till the skewer in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes before flipping onto a cooling racking. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving.