{recipe} banana sour cream cake

Edited, October 2012: Breathing new life into old posts, since I now have a fancy recipe plug-in. I originally posted this recipe in January of 2009. Acme and Superfresh shoppers may remember that around that time, we had more freebies than we knew what to do with! We had free cream cheese, cake mix, sour cream (remember that, during Superfresh triples??) and more. So since I had so much of this stuff around, I had to figure out something to do with it. Enter, this cake! I now make it quite often in the cooler months. It’s also a good go-to recipe for brown bananas.

Banana sour cream cake

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

55 mins

 

This is a recipe I got from a Kraft ad many years ago. Like many recipes, I’ve modified it to suit my tastes. This is an indulgence, not for fat and carb counters!

Author: Lisa

Recipe type: Dessert, budget friendly

Cuisine: American

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3)
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup oil
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar
• 1 cup finely chopped Walnuts (optional)

Instructions

1. HEAT oven to 350°F.
2. BEAT first 5 ingredients with mixer on low speed just until moistened, stopping frequently to scrape bottom and side of bowl.
3. Beat on medium speed 2 min.
4. Pour into greased and floured 13×9-inch pan.
5. BAKE 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool completely.
7. BEAT cream cheese and butter with mixer until well blended.
8. Gradually beat in sugar.
9. REMOVE cake from pan.
10. Carefully cut cake crosswise in half using serrated knife.
11. Place 1 cake half, top-side down, on plate; spread with some of the frosting.
12. Top with remaining cake half, top-side up.
13. Spread top and sides with remaining frosting.
14. Press nuts into sides.
15. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

I often split this recipe up and just make parts of it. If I don’t have cream cheese, I use a container of ready-made frosting, either chocolate or cream cheese. I love bananas and chocolate together. Also, if I need a recipe for cream cheese icing, this is what I use. We love cream cheese icing on chocolate cake. I have also used two rounds instead of the 13x9x2 and cutting it. I also do not care for nuts on things and have never made it with the walnuts.

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