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)
- For Cake:
- Grease and lightly flour 10-inch fluted tube pan.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- In a separate mixer bowl beat buter or margarine on medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 minute after each.
- In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, sour cream, and milk.
- Add dry ingredients and banana mixture to sugar/butter mixture alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
- Spoon 1 cup of the batter into a separate bowl and mix in cocoa powder.
- Spoon the banana batter into prepared cake pan. Spoon cocoa batter on top in a ring, do not spread to edges.
- Bske in a 350 degrees oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Place cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve with Strawberry Sauce.
- Strawberry Sauce.
- Thaw strawberries, if frozen, drain.
- In a saucepan, crust 1 cup of he strawberries, add water.
- Cook for 2 minutes; sieve.
- Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into sieved mixture.
- Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Add food coloring if desired.
- Halve remaining large berries. stir all remaining berries into sauce.
- Chill.
allpurpose, baking powder, salt, baking soda, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, banana, sour cream, milk, powdered cocoa, strawberry sauce, strawberries, water, sugar, cornstarch, coloring
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-split-cake-136233 (may not work)