Banana Coffee Cake

Topping

 1 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup nuts

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup flour

Cake

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

2 mashed bananas

1 cup packed brown sugar

1-1/2 cups flour

1 cup chopped nuts

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.

2) To make topping: Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts, and flour in a bowl. Cut in butter to form crumbs.

3) To make cake: Combine oil, milk, eggs, bananas, brown sugar, flour, nuts, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.

Pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch cake pan. Cover batter with topping. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Yield: 12 servings.