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                                  BANANA SPLIT T
                                  BANANA SPLI

                                    FUDGE CAKE E
                                    FUDGE CAK




                      ssemble the                              Vegetable oil spray for misting the

                      same ingre dients                           pan
                                                       1 package (18.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
                      you might use for a banana
                                                           with pudding
              split, and you have the makings of a     1 cup mashed ripe bananas (3 medium or

              stellar sheet cake! This recipe is           2 large bananas)
                                                       1 cup buttermilk
              adapted from one devised by Natalie
                                                       4 tablespoons ( ⁄2 stick) butter, melted
                                                                    1
              Haughton for her cookbook 365
                                                       3 large eggs
              Great Chocolate Desserts. The            1 cup chopped walnuts

              bananas are mashed and added to          1 cup chocolate topping for ice cream (see
                                                           “the Cake Mix Doctor says”)
              the cake batter, then the nuts and

              chocolate sauce are sprinkled in the     1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
                                                       and  preheat  the  oven  to  325°F.  Lightly
              middle and on top before baking. To
                                                       mist a 13- by 9-inch pan with vegetable oil
              complete the banana split theme,         spray. Set the pan aside.

              serve this with vanilla ice cream,       2. Place the cake mix, mashed bananas,
              more chocolate topping, whipped          buttermilk, melted butter, and eggs in a
                                                       large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric
              cream, and mara schino cherries.
                                                       mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the
                                                       machine  and  scrape  down  the  sides  of
                           SERVES:  20                 the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the
                 PREPARATION  TIME:  12  MINUTES       mixer speed to medium and beat 2 min-
                                                       utes more, scraping the sides down again
                 BAKING  TIME:  42  TO  47  MINUTES
                                                       if  needed.  The  batter  should  look  well
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