Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• optional  add 1/2 c nuts

Directions

1. Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions.
2. Mash the bananas with the baking soda and stir into the cake mix batter. Pour batter into one greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan.
3. Do not preheat oven. Place uncooked cake in oven and turn oven on to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 1 hour (watch time). Let cake cool thoroughly and then refrigerate.  Bake less time if making cupcakes          Only 100 calories per serving!

Best Banana Bread

Makes ONE loaf

1/2 cup of oil

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

4 bananas, pureed with a hand blender

Mix together with

2 cups flour, I use 1/2 WW

1 T. Baking soda

1 pinch salt

opt: 1 teas vanilla or 1/c mini choc chips

Grease and flour pan. Bake 350 for 25-30 mins.

Banana Bread

Banana Sour Cream Bread

This is from a single serving blog
Yields 2 loaves (plus 12 muffins?) It's a BIG batch

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
3 cups white sugar
3 eggs
6 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
Bake for 1 hour


Sour Cream Banana Bread

Smaller healthier version


1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 ripe bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream, FF
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom only of a loaf pan (or use 3 small loaf pans). In a large bowl, beat together sugar and oil. Add eggs, bananas, sour cream and vanilla; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes (about 40 minutes for smaller loaf pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator. Makes 1 loaf.

If this is too hard-

3 ingredient banana bread
Yellow or white cake mix
4 large very ripe bananas
2 eggs
Mix together and pour into greased bread pan
Bake 350 fo 40-45 minutes