Sour Cream Banana Cake With Toffee Bar Topping

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is a tender, moist cake with a caramel topping, use caramel chips, or minced up toffee bars, such a Heath bars. If you reside in Canada and cannot find Heath bars, then one whole Crispy Crunch bar will do. If you want more topping double all topping ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 9-12

ingredients

• CRUMB TOPPING

• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup crushed chocolate-covered english toffee bar
• 1⁄3 cup flour

• CAKE

• 3 small very ripe mashed bananas
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, salted
• 3 extra large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream

directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
3. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
4. To make topping: in a small bowl, mix together the confectioners sugar and 1/3 cup flour.
5. Rub the butter in the flour mix with your fingertips to make a crumb mixture.
6. Stir in the caramel bits, Heath bars or Crispy Crunch bars; set aside.
7. In a small bowl, mash (do not mix with a mixer) the bananas; set aside.
8. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
9. In another bowl, with an elecric mixer (if you have a heavy-duty stand mixer attach the paddle attachment) and cream the butter and sugar very well until soft (about 6 minutes).
10. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and the vanilla.
11. Add in banana, sour cream, and all dry ingredients, mix on low speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
12. Transfer to prepared baking pan.
13. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the cake batter.
14. Bake for about 45-50 minutes.

Reviews

[banyan1027]

Wonderful, wonderful cake!! It was so light AND moist! <br/>I had some bananas that were too ripe to eat so decided to give this a try. Brought it to work and it was gobbled right up. Even the people who do not like "banana breads" loved it. I used Heath baking chips because it was all I had but it was still really good. Next time I will use chocolate covered bars and more butter...but it was perfect the way it was. Thank you for another great recipe!!

 

[amm11]

EXCELLENT!!! <br/>Very easy took it to work and it was gone within an hour and everyone loved it.<br/>Added nuts the second time around to the topping and it worked great. This is my new favorite.

 

[ihvhope]

This cake is perfect! I didn't change a thing and it came out beautiful. The only problem is it isn't going to last long once my children get ahold of it. Thank you for another great recipe.

 

[Juenessa]

I took this to my hubby's Great-Aunt's 93rd birthday party tonight. The cake was loved by all! The banana flavor is just right and the cake is so moist. Next time I will double the Heath crumb topping. Thanks for an aweseome cake recipe, Kit!

 

[Debbb]

This is one of those recipes I wish I could rate more than 5 stars! The cake is a delicious, light white cake with just a hint of banana. The crunch of the topping is a nice contrast in texture & the extra flavour is a great bonus. I used 2 Skor bars (per the package - buttery toffee crunch enrobed in rich milk chocolate) instead of Crispy Crunch bars (Crispy Crunch is more of a peanut butter flavour.)