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       Title: Chocolate Banana Split Streusel Cake
  Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 12 servings
  
       1    Butter or margarine; (4 oz)
   1 1/2 c  Granulated sugar
       2 lg Bananas, ripe, peeled; mashe
     1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa powder
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       4    Eggs
       2 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking powder
       1 ts Baking soda
     1/2 ts Salt
     1/2 c  Sour cream
            Chocolate streusel filling -
            Powdered sugar
  
   Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat together butter
   and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed
   until well mixed, 1 to 2 mins. With mixer on low, beat in
   bananas, cocoa, and vanilla until well blended. With mixer
   on medium, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
   addition.
   Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   Beat into chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream
   just until combined.  Spread one third of batter evenly in
   well-greased 12-cup bundt pan. Top with half of Chocolate
   Streusel Filling. Carefully spread half of remaining batter
   over filling. Top with remaining streusel, then remaining
   batter, spreading evenly.  Bake 50 to 55 mins, or until a
   cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in
   pan 15 mins, then unmold onto rack and let cool completely.
   Sift powdered sugar over top.
   
   CHOCOLATE STREUSEL FILLING 4 Tbs butter, melted and cooled
   1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 6 ozs. semisweet
   chocolate chips (1 cup) 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 tsp ground
   allspice In a medium bowl, combine butter, brown sugar,
   flour, chocolate chips, pecans and allspice. Mix until
   thoroughly combined.
  
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