Banana Split Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 medium banana, mashed (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup powdered cocoa mix
for the strawberry sauce
4 cups strawberries (unsweetened, fresh or frozen)
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 drops red food coloring (optional)

Preparation

For Cake:
Grease and lightly flour 10-inch fluted tube pan.
Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
In a separate mixer bowl beat buter or margarine on medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 minute after each.
In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, sour cream, and milk.
Add dry ingredients and banana mixture to sugar/butter mixture alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
Spoon 1 cup of the batter into a separate bowl and mix in cocoa powder.
Spoon the banana batter into prepared cake pan. Spoon cocoa batter on top in a ring, do not spread to edges.
Bske in a 350 degrees oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
Place cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve with Strawberry Sauce.
Strawberry Sauce.
Thaw strawberries, if frozen, drain.
In a saucepan, crust 1 cup of he strawberries, add water.
Cook for 2 minutes; sieve.
Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into sieved mixture.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
Add food coloring if desired.
Halve remaining large berries. stir all remaining berries into sauce.
Chill.