Recipe - Amazing Banana Nut Roll

FILLING
1 pack (8oz) cream cheese;
softened
1 pack (3oz) cream cheese;
softened
One half cup Sugar
1 Egg
3 tablespoon Milk

CAKE
One half cup Allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
4 Egg yolks
One half teaspoon Vanilla
1/3 cup Sugar
1 lg Banana; mashed (about
One half cup per banana)
One half cup Finely chopped walnuts or
pecans
4 Egg whites
One half cup Sugar
1 Recipe cream cheese frosting
#3
Powdered sugar
Chocolateflavored syrup
(optional)

Lightly grease a 15x10x1inch baking pan. Line bottom with waxed paper;
grease paper. Set aside

FOR FILLING: In a small bowl combine cream cheese and sugar; beat with an
electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add whole egg and milk; beat
until combined. Spread in the prepared pan; set aside.

FOR CAKE: In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and
baking soda; set aside.

In a small mixer bowl beat egg yolks and vanilla on medium speed about 5
minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar,
beating until sugar is dissolved. Stir in banana and nuts.

Thoroughly wash the beaters. In a large mixing bowl beat the egg whites on
medium speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add the One half cup
sugar, beating on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).

Fold yolk mixture into egg whites. Sprinkle the flour mixture evenly over
egg mixture; fold in just until blended.

Carefully spread the batter evenly over the filling in the pan. Bake in a
375 degree oven for 1520 minutes or until the cake springs back when
lightly touched.

Immediately loosen the cake from sides of pan and turn out onto a towel
sprinkled with powdered sugar. Carefully peel off paper. Starting with
narrow end, roll up cake using towel as a guide. (Do not roll towel into
cake.) Cool completely on a wire rack.

Spread top with Cream Cheese Frosting #3 (there are other recipes in the
master file, if desired#3 goes with this recipe). If desired, drizzle
with chocolate syrup. Makes 10 servings.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, OCT 93

From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.