Sour Cream Banana Cake with Caramel Frosting
Cream
and beat together until thick and fluffy:
1/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Sift together:
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
3/4 tsp. salt
Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately
with:
1 cup dairy sour cream
Add:
2 medium-ripe bananas (mashed)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Stir
briefly. Turn into a buttered baking pan, 13 x 9 by 2
inches, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes in a pre-headed
350 degree oven. Test with a toothpick inserted into the
center for doneness. Toothpick should feel dry to the
touch.
Caramel Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cream or evaporated milk
When mixture boils (you will need to stir constantly),
remove from heat and cool. When mixture is warm to the
touch, add:
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat until smooth and spread on cake.
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