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Banana Split Coffee Cake
Hi everyone,
I had to make this this morning as i watched my bananas turn a deeper shade of brown.
I swear, i buy bananas just to watch them ripen, sometimes beyond recognition.
I don’t like waste, so that pushes me into using or freezing them, to use in baking or smoothies.
This banana, cherry coffee cake is a good way to make use of those over ripe bananas.
It’s a simple recipe and can be ready in less than a hour.
The tartness of the cherries combined with the sweetness of the bananas takes a plain
coffee cake to a higher level. Cherries are in season for a short time, so if you have bananas
but no cherries, use blueberries that are more readily available
I like to use a spring form pan for this recipe, it releases the cake easily and makes a pretty presentation.
If you don’t have a spring form pan use a square or round cake pan.
To make it more elegant for special occasions, I drizzle it with a lemon glace, sprinkle it with powered sugar and almonds.
Oh and don’t forget the ice cream….Enjoy!!!
If you try my recipes please leave me a comment or question. It’s my favorite part.
Happy day my friends!!!!
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas mashed
1 cup pitted chopped cherries
2 cups chopped walnuts divided
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
2 Tbs lemon rind
1 teaspoon each vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg
Instruction
Heat oven to 375
grease a 9 inch spring from pan with butter
Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and oil until light
Combine baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon with flour
Mix well
Add bananas, cherries, and walnuts
mix until blended
pour into greased pan
Make strudel
Combine 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1/4 cup sugar, i/3 cup flour and 1/2 stick butter
until crumbly
Drop over cake batter
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes
Make a glaze of powder sugar and lemon juice to drizzle over cooled cake.
Enjoy!!!!!