BANANA-CAKE(D)           USENET Cookbook           BANANA-CAKE(D)

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

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

INGREDIENTS (Crust #1)
     2 cups    graham cracker crumbs
     1/4 cup   margarine

PROCEDURE (making crust #1)
          (1)  Mix and press in bottom of a 9x13 pan. Bake 10
               minutes at 350 deg. F.  Cool.

INGREDIENTS (Crust #2)
     2 cups    all-purpose flour
     1/2 cup   sugar
     1 cup     soft margarine
     1         egg, slightly beaten
     1/2 tsp   vanilla

PROCEDURE (making crust #2)
          (1)  Blend all ingredients thoroughly. Pat dough on
               bottom of a pan.

          (2)  Bake at 400 deg. F for about 10 minutes or until
               golden brown. Cool.

INGREDIENTS (Crust #3)
     32        Oreo cookies
     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)
     1/2 cup   margarine
     2 1/2 cups
               powdered sugar
     2         eggs
     4-5       bananas, sliced lengthwise
     20 oz     chunk pineapple, drained
     4 cups    whole strawberries
     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 strawber-
               ries.

          (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
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