Chocolate banana split streusel cake
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Title: Chocolate Banana Split Streusel Cake
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 12 servings
1 Butter or margarine; (4 oz)
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 lg Bananas, ripe, peeled; mashe
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ts Vanilla extract
4 Eggs
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Sour cream
Chocolate streusel filling -
Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat together butter
and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed
until well mixed, 1 to 2 mins. With mixer on low, beat in
bananas, cocoa, and vanilla until well blended. With mixer
on medium, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
addition.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Beat into chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream
just until combined. Spread one third of batter evenly in
well-greased 12-cup bundt pan. Top with half of Chocolate
Streusel Filling. Carefully spread half of remaining batter
over filling. Top with remaining streusel, then remaining
batter, spreading evenly. Bake 50 to 55 mins, or until a
cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in
pan 15 mins, then unmold onto rack and let cool completely.
Sift powdered sugar over top.
CHOCOLATE STREUSEL FILLING 4 Tbs butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 6 ozs. semisweet
chocolate chips (1 cup) 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 tsp ground
allspice In a medium bowl, combine butter, brown sugar,
flour, chocolate chips, pecans and allspice. Mix until
thoroughly combined.
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