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Cranberry Banana Coffee Cake

I make this moist cake for Christmas morning every year. It tastes like banana bread but has a sweet golden topping with a nutty crunch. —Gloria Friesen, Casper, Wyoming

12-15 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup)
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
TOPPING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed
mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition.
Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Top with cranberry
sauce.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and flour; stir in
butter. Sprinkle over cranberries. Bake at 350° for 45-50

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Cranberry Banana Coffee Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out
clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 264 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 186 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.