Wednesday 16 November 2011

Banana Cake

I had bananas that needed to be used, and didn't want to make a banana loaf or banana muffins, so I went looking for something different.  I ended up finding this recipe online and it was a hit as dessert at my parents' house for supper tonight. It's actually called "Frosted Banana Bars" but it's more of a cake to me than bars, so that's why I called it what I did. I made some modifications, so I'll give the actual recipe and then give my modifications.

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed bananas
1 container of cream cheese frosting

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 10x15 inch baking pan
Mash bananas in a bowl
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the four, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely, then frost.

Modifications: I used 2 cups of bananas instead of 1, because that's how much banana I had and I needed to get rid of it. I also used an 11x7 inch pan (because that's what I had). Because of these modifications, it actually took 40 minutes to cook. Also, I was unable to get cream cheese frosting, so I put chocolate frosting on it and it was delicious.

PS: For anybody who might be wary of using sour cream or doesn't like sour cream...put it in. My father hates sour cream and didn't even notice it was in the cake. :)

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