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Banana Crunch Cake

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings

8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 4 extra-ripe :medium bananas, divided
  • 1-1/2 cups:sugar
  • 1/2 cup:margarine softened
  • 3 :eggs
  • 3 tablespoons:almond liqueur or 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1-1/2 cups:flour
  • 1/2 cup:unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon:baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon:salt
  • 1/2 cup:chopped Almonds toasted and ground
  • 1 square 1 oz.:semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Instructions

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Quarter the bananas and place them in blender or food processor.
  • Blend until smooth (2 cups).
  • n an electric mixing bowl combine the sugar and margarine in large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs and liqueur. In a bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, soda, salt and almonds .
  • Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture alternately with 1-1/2 cups blended bananas (set aside 1/2 cup of the blended bananas), beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Pour the batter into greased 10-inch bunt pan.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cake pulls away from sides of pan.
  • Cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove cake from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Mix, in a small bowl, the remaining blended bananas with melted chocolate, stirring until completely blended.
  • Drizzle glaze over top and down sides of cake.