Banana Walnut Crunch Cake

Crunch topping
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Cake
1 package (18.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup masked ripe bananas (2 medium bananas)
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray fluted pan with vegetable oil. For topping combine walnuts, brown sugar, and butter; mix well. pour walnut mixture into prepared pan, spreading evenly. In classic 2 quart batter bowl, combine cake mix, walnuts, and cinnamon. Add eggs, bananas, water, and oil; mix 2 minutes or until well blended and pour into pan. Bake 50-55 minutes or until cake tester inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Carefully invert pan immediately onto nonstick cooling rack to remove cake. Cool 30 minutes.

Yield: 16 servings