Sour Cream Banana Cake

This cake recipe came from Denmark with my Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather when they came over to the United States.

• Calories: 189 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 4 eggs
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 4 bananas
• 4 cups sifted cake flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream brown sugar and 1 cup butter, add eggs 1 at a time; beat well. Add mashed bananas and flour and salt, baking soda along with 1 cup sour cream . Add vanilla and nuts last.

Step 2

Pour batter into 3 - 9 inch pans or a 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until cake tests done with a tooth pick, about 30 to 40 minutes for the 9 inch round cakes or about 40 to 50 minutes for the 13 x 9 inch cake..

Step 3

To make Frosting: Mix 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, 4 cups of confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup sour cream (more if needed). Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until fluffy.