Banana Cake With Crunchy Top

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 43 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup buttermilk or 1/4 cup soured milk
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (3 to 4)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup buttermilk or 1/4 cup soured milk
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons light cream (10%)
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease a 13x9 inch cake pan.
• 3 cake: combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• 4 add sugar, butter, 1/4 cup buttermilk and bananas. beat for 2 minutes with wooden spoon (or electric mixer).
• 5 add eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup buttermilk. beat for 1 minute.
• 6 spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until tootpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 topping: while cake is baking, prepare topping. melt butter in small saucepan (or microwave). stir in remaining ingredients thoroughly.
• 9 remove cake from oven and immediately spread toping evenly over cake.
• 10 broil 6 inches below element for 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbly and golden.