Banana Cake

I snipped this banana cake recipe from a farm publication called The Western Producer not too long ago. It is great served with warm caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Banana Cake

1 cup margarine or butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3-4 mashed bananas
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
1/4 tsp. salt
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Mix butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs...and vanilla, bananas and buttermilk.
Stir in dry ingredients and mix until blended.
Pour into a greased nine by thirteen inch pan...or two nine inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes...or until set in centre.

Warm Caramel Sauce

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1/3 cup firmly packed sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add sugar; cook until melted, stirring occasionally. Stir in sour cream and cook for 1 minute.

I have also used this cake as the base for my grandson's birthday cake...what could be more appropriate for a monkey cake than a moist banana cake recipe? I'll post instructions for the monkey cake below.