Banana crunch cake (1973)

16 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupFlour
1cupCoconut
1cupRolled oats
¾cupFirmly packed brown sugar
½cupChopped pecans
½cupButter
cupSliced very ripe bananas (about 2 large)
½cupDairy sour cream
4Eggs
1packPillsbury Plus Yellow Cake mix

Directions

1973 Pillsbury Bake Off Winner Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine flour, coconut, rolled oats, brown sugar and pecans; mix well. Using fork or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumble; set aside. In large bowl, combine bananas, sour cream and eggs; blend until smooth. Add cake mix; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Spread ⅓ of the batter in greased and floured pan; sprinkle with ⅓ of coconut mixture. Repeat layers twice more using remaining batter and coconut mixture, ending with coconut mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan. Place on serving plate, coconut side up.

Cool completely. Bonnie Brooks, MD. Submitted By TERRI WOLTMON On 03-12-95