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June 18, 2009

This banana & cappuccino cheese cake is very different, the base layer is a banana cake and the top, coffee cheese cake. Let’s start…

1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
1 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup
softened butter
2 1/8 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sour cream

Preheat oven to 275°F. Grease and flour a half sheet pan, In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.  In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, mix the cream, butter and sugar until it becomes light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.  Beat in the flour mix alternately with the sour cream. Stir in the banana mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until toothpicks come out clean when inserted.  Set aside until it cools down.

4 packages cream cheese
2 cups sour cream
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup of espresso Coffee

Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and coffee in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs and mix well.  Pour the mix on top of the banana cake
Bake for 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Cool, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Decorate with cocoa powder and fresh or dry bananas. Remember you can freeze this cheese cake.
If you want to pre-cut it, cut it frozen…