Recipe: Cream Cheese Banana Split Cake

CREAM CHEESE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
2 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 lb powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
5 bananas
1 (15 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (8 oz) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 cup each nuts and cherries

Melt margarine; stir in graham cracker crumbs and sugar and press in oblong pan.

Beat softened cream cheese until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until blended. Spread over graham cracker mixture.

Slice bananas over entire surface. Drain pineapple and spread over top. Cover with topping. Sprinkle with nuts and cherries. Refrigerate, preferably overnight.

VARIATION:
You can mix the whipped topping with the nuts and cherries before spreading it over bananas and use 2 large cans drained pineapple.

Source: Newspaper Clipping