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C H O C O L A T E C H E E S E C A K E S A N D S O M U C H M O R E 233

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMO
CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON N

BANANA PUDDING CAKE E
BANANA PUDDING CAK

ou’ll love the flavor combina tion 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) banana
of chocolate, bananas, pud- instant pudding mix
3
2 ⁄4 cups milk
ding, and cinnamon in this
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
comforting pudding cake. Serve it 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
warm, with ice cream alongside. Vanilla or butter pecan ice cream, for serving

1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
SERVES: 16
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly
PREPARATION TIME: 15 MINUTES
mist a 13- by 9-inch pan with vegetable oil
BAKING TIME: 55 TO 60 MINUTES
spray. Set the pan aside.
ASSEMBLY TIME: 2 MINUTES
2. Place the cake mix, water, oil, mashed
banana, eggs, and cinnamon in a large mix -
ing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on
low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine
and scrape down the sides of the bowl
with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer
speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more,
Vegetable oil spray for misting the pan scraping the sides down again if needed. The
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil’s food batter should look well combined. Pour
cake mix the batter into the prepared pan, smooth-
ing it out with the rubber spatula. Set the
1
1 ⁄3 cups water
pan aside.
1 ⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1 ripe banana, peeled and mashed ( ⁄2 cup) 3. Empty the packages of pudding mix
1
3 large eggs into a medium-size bowl and whisk in the
1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon milk and vanilla until smooth and thick-