Almond Fudge Banana Cake

So glad I adopted this recipe. I finally tried it and my family all said yum!

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 16-20

Ingredients

• 3  DOLE® Banana, peeled (extra-ripe medium)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 3  eggs
• 3  tablespoons amaretto liqueur or 1⁄2-1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  Dole Almond, chopped, toasted & ground

Directions

1. Mash bananas and set aside. Beat sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs, liqueur and vanilla.
3. Combine dry ingredients.
4. Stir in almonds.
5. Add to sugar mixture alternately with bananas.
6. Beat well.
7. Pour batter into greased 10-inch Bundt pan.
8. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean and cake pulls away from side of pan.
9. Cool 10 minutes.
10. Remove cake from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
11. Drizzle glaze over top and down side of cake. Make 16-20 servings.