June 23, 2023

Best Sour Cream Banana Cake

Name: Best Sour Cream Banana Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 Cups Flour; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/2 Cup Butter (Softened ); 1 1/4 Cup Sugar; 2 Eggs; 1 Cup Sour Cream (Full Fat ); 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract; 5 Bananas (Ripe Bananas (mashed)); 16 oz Cream Cheese; 1 Cup Butter ((2 Sticks) Softened); 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract; 5 Cups Powdered Sugar

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The Best Sour Cream Banana Cake is so moist and delicious that is destined to be your go-to recipe for those over-ripe bananas! This cake just gets better the next day and remains so moist and fluffy for days. The recipe packs goodness by utilizing bananas, sour cream, and cream cheese frosting to top it off! This dessert will have rave reviews, so naturally everyone will be begging you to make it repeatedly.

INGREDIENTS TO PREPARE BANANA CAKE

HOW THE BEST SOUR CREAM BANANA CAKE WAS BORN?

Let’s be real. How many times have you gone grocery shopping and bought bananas with the intent of actually eating? It’s almost as if the bananas turn ripe overnight. So to avoid throwing them away the Sour Cream Banana Cake was born.

BAKING THE CAKE LAYERS

To begin get a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until creamed.

Next add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until combined

Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Continue to beat until combined.

Finally, stir in mashed bananas and combine.

Pour the batter evenly between

two 8 inch cake pans.

Bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

PREPARING THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

In a large bowl beat together the softened unsalted butter, cream cheese, and vanilla.

Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time. Beat until the frosting is smooth and creamy.

ASSEMBLING THE CAKE

Once the cake layers have completely cooled frost your cake.

WHAT DO YOU SERVE WITH SOUR CREAM BANANA CAKE?

There are so many different toppings to choose from, such as caramel sauce, walnuts, honey, or even fresh fruit, you can customize your cake banana for any occasion, whether it’s a birthday party or just a lazy weekend with the family. If you enjoy fruit-filled desserts check out my other recipes such as the Homemade Apple Cinnamon Cake or the Famous Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS INTO A BANANA ROLL INSTEAD OF A LAYERED CAKE?

Yes absolutely!. You’ll just need to use the appropriate jelly roll pan (spray it first so the cake doesn’t stick) and pour in the batter. The tricky part will be to make sure it doesn’t burn in the oven. Due to the thiness of the batter this could bake in as little as 10-15 minutes. so make sure you watch it closely. Once it comes out of the over its important to roll it immediately in between a clean dish towel. If you don’t roll it right away then it will crack and crumble if you try to roll it after it has already cooled.

HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER BANANA CAKE?

Best Sour Cream Banana cake with cream cheese frosting tastes fantastic cold out of the refrigerator. Just wait until the cake is completely cool and cover it loosely with plastic wrap or place in a cake storage container, then refrigerate.

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