Sour Cream Banana Cake with Caramel Icing

"This is one of my favorite cakes that my Mom makes.  The sweet caramel icing complements the banana cake perfectly!"

1/4 cup butter, softened

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup sour cream

2 ripe bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.  Add sour cream.  Stir in mashed bananas.  Spoon into a 13x9x2 pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  Allow to cool completely and frost with Caramel Icing (Recipe follows).

Caramel Icing:

1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup evaporated or canned milk

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a saucepan, bring butter, brown sugar and canned milk to a boil.  Remove from the heat and allow to cool.  Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla.  Ice cake.  

 

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