Banana Chocolate Chip Birthday Sheet Cake

Name: Banana Chocolate Chip Birthday Sheet Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 large ripe bananas; 1/2 cup sour cream; 4 large eggs; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 4 cups cake flour or 4 cups pastry flour; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 5 teaspoons baking powder (yes 5 teaspoons!); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup chocolate chips; 1 cup butter; 5 cups icing sugar; 2/3 cup whipping cream; 1 teaspoon white vanilla (or use dark vanilla); food coloring (optional)

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This cake is baked in a 13 x 9-inch pan, there is enough delicious icing to cover the cake completely."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

2 large ripe bananas
¹⁄₂ cup sour cream
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 cups cake flour or 4 cups pastry flour
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
5 teaspoons baking powder (yes 5 teaspoons!)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup chocolate chips
ICING
1 cup butter
5 cups icing sugar
²⁄₃ cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon white vanilla (or use dark vanilla)
food coloring (optional)

directions

Set oven to 350 degrees (oven rack to center position).
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan, then line bottom with parchment or waxed paper.
In a small bowl beat bananas with sour cream until smooth.
Beat in eggs, orange zest and vanilla until smooth (about 2 minutes).
In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, 5 teaspoons baking powder, baking soda and salt; add in the soft butter and HALF of the banana/sour cream mixture; beat until smooth.
Using a wooden spoon add in the remaining banana mixture then the chocolate chips.
Transfer to prepared baking pan.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
Let cook in the pan for about 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the cake.
Invert onto a rack, then peel off the paper.
Invert to another rack to cool completely.
In a large bowl combine all the icing ingredients; beat until smooth adding in more icing sugar if needed to create desired texture.
Spread on cooled cake.