Sour Cream Pound Cake

3C. Flour
1/2 t. Baking Soda
1 C. Butter (Softened)
2 1/4 C. Sugar
1 t. Vanilla
6 Eggs
1 C. Sour Cream
Powder Sugar

1) Mix Flour and Baking Soda  in a med bowl. Set aside. Beat Butter in a lg. bowl until creamy. Gradually add Sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in Vanilla. Add Eggs, one at a time, mix well after each addition. Add Flour Mix and Sour Cream a little at a time. Mix after each addition.

2) Spoon into greased and floured 12C. fluted tube pan.

3) Bake at 325 for 1 hour 20 min or until knife comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 min. Remove from pan and cool completely.

4) Sprinkle dish with powder sugar. Top with fresh berry's.

I made this for a family game night and it was so yummy. Big hit and not very sweet. I served it with a raspberry sauce and whipped cream.

Banana Bread

3-4 Ripe Bananas (Smashed)
1/3 C. Melted Butter
1 C. Sugar
1 Egg
1 t. Vanilla
1 t. Baking Soda
Pinch of Salt
1 1/2 C. Flour

1) Pre heat oven to 350. Butter bread pans
2) With a wooden spoon mix mashed Bananas and melted Butter in a large bowl. Mix in Sugar, Egg and Vanilla. Sprinkle in Baking Soda and Salt. Add Flour and mix well.
3) Pour into pans and bake for 1 hour. Cool on wire rack. Slice, serve, and enjoy.

This recipie is very yummybut not as moist as the cream cheese banana bread.

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

2 1/4 C. Flour
1 1/2 t. Baking Powder
1/2 t. Baking Soda
1/2 t. Salt
8 oz. Cream Cheese (Room temp)
4 T. Butter (Room Temp)
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Mashed Banana
2 Lg. Eggs
1 t. Vanilla
1/4 t. Cinnamon mixed with 1 t. Sugar

1) Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour bread pan.
2) Mix Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt together in a bowl; set aside.
3) Beat Cream Cheese, Butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add Bananas, egg, vanilla and beat till mixed.
4) Add Flour mix and stir till flour is gone. Batter will still be a little lumpy. pour into pans. Top with cinna/sugar
5) Bake for 1 hour or until done. Cool for 10 min before removing from pan.