Needing something after Mardi Gras a little lighter...this turned out
very nice. Found it on Cooking Light....very easy!! I
substituted buttermilk for the regular milk. I find it makes a
tender crumb.

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Banana-Coconut Crumb Cake

breakfast, cakes

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter; chilled
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup ripe banana; mashed
3 tablespoons milk
1 large egg
cooking spray
1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
1 teaspoon water

Preheat oven to 350°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
Combine
flour, sugars, allspice, and salt in a bowl; cut in margarine with a
pastry
blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Reserve 1/2
cup
flour mixture for topping; set aside.

Combine remaining flour mixture, baking powder, and baking soda; add
banana, milk, and egg. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until blended.
Spoon
batter into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.

Combine reserved 1/2 cup flour mixture, coconut, and water; stir with
a
fork. Sprinkle crumb mixture over batter. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
or
until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool on a wire
rack.

Contributor: Cooking Light, MAY 1998

Yield: 8 servings


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Ward Abbott wrote:
> Needing something after Mardi Gras a little lighter...this turned out
> very nice.

Mardi Gras? Ah, Shrove Tuesday!! <g>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK

Off to get some bannas, nice baking project for a snowy day in Minnesota!