Banana Cake

Earlier this summer our neighborhood had a potluck dinner and our neighbor Jordan brought this cake. My husband had to work that night, but I saved him a little food since that was our dinner! We both loved this cake and had to get the recipe...but should a family of four eat a whole sheet cake?? Family reunions are great places to share good food, so this was our dessert contribution:

Banana Cake:
2 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup margarine
3 eggs
3 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup mashed bananas (around 3-5)
3 cups flour

Combine all ingredients and pour into an un-greased* sheet pan. Bake at 375* for 20 minutes. Cool completely and frost with the following:

Cream Cheese Frosting:
       (with a note that she doubles this, so I did too!)
1/2 stick margarine
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
powdered sugar

Combine all ingredients, beat until creamy. Add enough powdered sugar to make the consistency of frosting. (I used about 3 cups) Cut cake into bars and serve!

It was a hit at the potluck, it was a hit at the reunion! YUM!

* I had a hard time believing it would come out of an un-greased sheet pan, so I went ahead and greased the pan with crisco. As the cake baked it pulled away from the sides of the pan, and you can see very, very little stuck. I'm sure it would come out of an un-greased pan, but do what you like.
** If you travel with it, frost it after you arrive!

ETA: 
- This makes a lot of batter. It's too much for my large mixing bowl and it is a bit too much even for my mixer. Also, maybe mix the butter with the sugar first because otherwise you end up with a block of butter thudding around the mixture... 

- I also added 6-7 minutes to the baking time in 2024.