Tropical Snack Cake

Submitted by Chef shapeweaver

"Found this in my local paper and thought it would be a great taste of summer in the wintertime."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (not drained)
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 6 -8 very ripe bananas
• 1⁄3 - 1⁄2 cup orange marmalade (or you can use 1/3 cup orange juice concentrate thawed)
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box white cake mix or (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup pecan pieces (or nuts of your choice)
• cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut margarine into 4 pieces and melt in microwave in a small dish.
3. Set aside.
4. Grease a 13 by 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
5. Spread pineapple with juice evenly in pan.
6. Sprinkle coconut over pineapple.
7. Cut bananas 1/4 inch thick, place evenly over coconut.
8. Microwave marmalade for high 30 seconds to make it easier to spread.
9. Spoon marmalade evenly over fruit (or you can use the orange juice concentrate).
10. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the fruit.
11. Sprinkle with pecan pieces.
12. Drizzle melted margarine over the cake mix.
13. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake is bubbly.