Banana Split Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 medium banana, mashed (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup powdered cocoa mix
• for the strawberry sauce
• 4 cups strawberries (unsweetened, fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 drops red food coloring (optional)

1. For Cake:
2. Grease and lightly flour 10-inch fluted tube pan.
3. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
4. In a separate mixer bowl beat buter or margarine on medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 minute after each.
6. In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, sour cream, and milk.
7. Add dry ingredients and banana mixture to sugar/butter mixture alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
8. Spoon 1 cup of the batter into a separate bowl and mix in cocoa powder.
9. Spoon the banana batter into prepared cake pan. Spoon cocoa batter on top in a ring, do not spread to edges.
10. Bske in a 350 degrees oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
11. Place cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve with Strawberry Sauce.
12. Strawberry Sauce.
13. Thaw strawberries, if frozen, drain.
14. In a saucepan, crust 1 cup of he strawberries, add water.
15. Cook for 2 minutes; sieve.
16. Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into sieved mixture.
17. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
18. Add food coloring if desired.
19. Halve remaining large berries. stir all remaining berries into sauce.
20. Chill.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-split-cake-136233 (may not work)