Banana Cream Cheesecake
1 box regular yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/3 cup + 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 medium banana, peeled and sliced
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) softened cream cheese
1-1/2 cups milk
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 env. (1-1/2 oz.) whipped topping mix, prepared
Preheat oven at 300º F. Reserve 1 cup dry cake mix.
Combine remaining cake mix, 1 egg, oil and 1/3 cup brown
sugar in large bowl. (Mixture will be crumbly). Press
crust mixture evenly into bottom and quarter of the way
up the sides of a greased 13x9x2" pan. Arrange banana
slices on crust. In same bowl blend cream cheese with
1/2 cup brown sugar. Add 3 eggs and reserved cake mix;
beat 1 minute at medium speed. At low speed slowly add
milk and lemon juice; mix until smooth. Pour into crust.
Bake at 300º F. for 45 - 55 minutes or until center is firm.
When cool, spread topping over cheesecake, chill before serving.
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