Sour Cream Banana Cake

Here is the recipe for what I believe is a yummy cake for dessert and other special occasions - and sometimes you don't even need an excuse just some over-ripe bananas.

BANANA SOUR CREAM CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

125g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup castor sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana – normally 3 medium over-ripe bananas
½ cup sour cream
2 cups self raising flour
¼ teaspoon bi-carb soda

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

125g cream cheese (philadelphia)
30g butter
1 ½ cups icing sugar
60g dark chocolate, melted

Grease a deep 20cm round cake pan, you line as well if you like but I never have.

Cream butter, sugar, essence in bowl with electric mixer until fluffy and well combined. Add the eggs one at a time mixing well between each egg. Stir in half the mashed banana, half the sour cream and half sifted flour and bi-carb, stir lightly then add remaining ingredients and stir till all mixed. Don’t be heavy handed or fast with the mixing because that will make the cake heavy. Spread in prepared pan and bake in moderate oven for 1 ¼ hours. Leave to rest in pan for 5-10 mins before turning out to cool.

Chocolate frosting – Beat cream cheese and butter in bowl with electric mixer until completely smooth. Gradually beat in half the sifted icing sugar, add cooled chocolate then remaining icing sugar. Beat until goes thick. Spread onto cold cake. This makes heaps of frosting and is really yummy.

Cake is delicious eaten same day but keeps well in fridge for 3-4 days and can be warmed in microwave which softens the frosting and warms the cake – YUMMO!!!

ohhh yummmooooo..... i am so wanting to make a banana cake...last time i did.. i stuffed it!! haha

But yours sounds good to me!

Oh yum, sour cream banana cake drew me in, but the choc frosting has sold me! I'm going to make this on the weekend!

I agree this sounds absolutely delicous!!!Yummy!!

This looks delish! Another one to add to my thighs - lol!

You're a gem Ursula :)
Just have to wait for the bananas to ripen up a bit more.

Nic

Dumb question but what oven temp???

Kim, moderate oven temp is 180 degrees C. If you're using fan-forced though, drop it down 10 or so degrees.

I made this on the weekend.......VERY yummy! OMG I could have eaten that whole bowl of frosting LOL! Visitors dropped in on Sunday, and ate almost the whole thing, they thought it was great!

Oh cheers, my night duty barin must have missed that....

Ursula,
I finally made this yesterday! DD loves it, she even took a small piece to school today, and DH said he hasn't tasted a banana cake so yummy!

So a BIG thanks for the recipe :)

Nic

Ursula - applauding your cake recipe.
My DH and I love the cake as do the boys on site who had to help me eat it.
You are a sensation and I am so glad you posted this.

Cheers for your kindness,
S'rose

I'm really glad you like the cake - I always find it a winner.

Ursula...I made this one on Tuesday....yum!

My DH loved it too. :)