BANANA-CAKE() - BANANA SPLIT CAKE

BANANA SPLIT CAKE - A no-cooking cake with fruit and whipped cream

INGREDIENTS (Crust #1)

180 g (2 cups)
graham cracker crumbs
60 g (¼ cup)
margarine

PROCEDURE (making crust #1)

(1)
Mix and press in bottom of a 20μ30 pan. Bake 10 minutes at 175°C . Cool.

INGREDIENTS (Crust #2)

200 g (2 cups)
all-purpose flour
95 g (½ cup)
sugar
240 g (1 cup)
soft margarine
(1)
egg, slightly beaten
2.5 ml (½ tsp)
vanilla

PROCEDURE (making crust #2)

(1)
Blend all ingredients thoroughly. Pat dough on bottom of a pan.
(2)
Bake at 200°C for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

INGREDIENTS (Crust #3)

(32)
Oreo cookies
160 g (2/3 cup)
melted margarine

PROCEDURE (making crust #3)

(1)
Crush cookies and mix them with the margarine. Press mixture in bottom of pan.

INGREDIENTS (Filling for 1 cake)

120 g (½ cup)
margarine
350 g (2 ½ cups)
powdered sugar
(2)
eggs
(4-5)
bananas, sliced lengthwise
600 g (20 oz)
chunk pineapple, drained
600 g (4 cups)
whole strawberries
250 ml (1 cup)
whipping cream
chopped nuts

PROCEDURE

(1)
Whip margarine/sugar/egg mixture with electric mixer and spread over cooled crust.
(2)
Place bananas, cut side down, on top of above layer.
(3)
Spread on the pineapple chunks, then the strawberries.
(4)
Whip the cream, cover the whole dish with whipped cream, and sprinkle with nuts.
(5)
Refrigerate 4 hours before serving.

RATING

Difficulty: easy. Time: 20 minutes preparation, 4 hours cooling. Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

Peggy B. Gillenwater
Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
peggy@noscvax.UUCP