:          Cake:
   1 1/4 c  All-Purpose Flour
     3/4 c  Sugar
       2 ts Baking Powder
     1/4 ts Salt
     2/3 c  Milk
     1/4 c  Melted Butter
       1 ts Vanilla Extract
       1    Egg
 :          Filling:
     1/2 c  Sugar
       3 TB All-Purpose Flour
     1/8 ts Salt
   1 1/4 c  Milk
       1    Egg, — Slightly Beaten
       1 TB Butter
       1 ts Vanilla Extract
       3 md Bananas, — Cut into 1/4
 :          Inch Slices
 :          Glaze:
       1 oz Unsweetened Chocolate
       2 TB Butter
       1 c  Powdered Sugar
 :       ds Salt
     1/2 ts Almond Extract
       3 TB Milk
 Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom of 9 inch pie pan.
 Line bottom with waxed paper and grease again. In large bowl, blend
 on low speed, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, butter,
 vanilla and egg. Blend until moistened. Beat 2 minutes on medium
 speed. Pour into pie pan. Bake 20-30 minutes or until toothpick
 inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Invert on wire
 rack. Remove waxed paper. Cool completely. Split horizontally, making
 2 thin layers. Filling: in medium saucepan, mix together sugar, flour
 and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Boil 1 minute. Stir constantly.
 Blend 1/4 cup hot mixture into egg and egg mixture back into
 saucepan. Cook until mixture is bubbly. Stir constantly. Remove from
 heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool. Stir often. Spread half of
 filling on cut side of larger cake layer. Arrange banana slices on
 filling. Spread remaining filling on top. Top with cake layer, cut
 side down. Glaze: in small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and
 2 tablespoons butter. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, dash
 of salt, almond extract and enough milk to make spreading
 consistency. Mix until smooth. Spread on top of cake, letting glaze
 drip down sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving time. Store in
 refrigerator.
                 
                 Yields       
                4 Servings                
