Almond Fudge Banana Cake

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Course : Cakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 16
 

Ingredients:

3 medium banana -- extra-ripe, peeled
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup margarine -- softened
3 large egg
3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur -- or 1/2 to 1
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dole chopped almonds -- toasted, ground
1 small dole banana -- pureed, extra-ripe
1 ounce semisweet chocolate -- (1 square) melted
 

Preparation:

1. Mash bananas (1 1/2 cups). 2. Beat sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, liqueur and vanilla. 3. Combine dry ingredients. Stir in almonds. Add to beaten mixture alternately with bananas. Beat well. 4. Turn batter into greased 10-inch bundt pan. Bake in 350 degree F. oven 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out nearly clean and cake pulls away from sides of pan. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle glaze over top and down sides of cake. BANANA CHOCOLATE GLAZE: With a wire whip, beat pureed banana into melted chocolate.

 

Nutritional Information:

208 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 35mg Cholesterol; 223mg Sodium