Sour Cream Banana Coffee Cake from Kathys' Kitchens

 

I met a new friend named Kathy This summer. Not only did she share this recipe with me, she also gave us a fresh baked loaf of the bread. She said she sometimes likes to add cranberries. When I made this in my Kathy’s kitchen, I did that, and both times, it was delicious.

 

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup mashed bananas

1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 cup sour cream

2 cups flour, sifted

1 t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1/2 c. nuts, finely chopped

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 t.. cinnamon 

in a bowl cream butter until light. gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, then add eggs one at a time. add mashed bananas, vanilla, and sour cream. stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. fold into creamed mixture, stirring just enough to blend. in a separate bowl, combine nuts, 1/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon. sprinkle half of this mixture in the bottom of a greased bunt pan or tube pan. (I used a bread pan when I baked this.) Spoon in half of the batter, sprinkle with remaining nuts and top with the last of the batter. bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake is nicely browned.