HOW TO BAKE A BANANA COCONUT CRUMB CAKE

A luscious combo of flavours in an easy-to-make cake

Makes 1x23cm cake
Prep time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS:60 ml flour, 60 ml brown sugar, 2 ml ground allspice, pinch of salt, 30 ml butter, 60 ml desiccated coconut, 1x 400gram vanilla cake mix, plus ingredients called for on the packet, 1 medium banana mashed, 2 ml each cinnamon and nutmeg.

METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Grease and flour a 23 cm spring form pan. Combine flour, brown sugar, allspice and salt. Rub in butter. Add coconut, mixing well. Set aside.
2.Make up cake mix, adding mashed banana with the eggs. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Turn batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle flour and brown sugar,mixture over batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack and remove spring form. Cut into wedges to serve