Recipe: Banana Sheet Cake

Banana Sheet Cake
rec.food.recipes/Lee Newland (1996)

This is a recipe we only started making a few years ago, but it's nice for taking to potlucks or family get togethers:

Cake:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
3 large ripe bananas, sliced or mashed
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Frosting:
1/4 cup margarine, melted
2 cups confectioners sugar
3 Tbsp. sour cream

Cake:
Cream sugar and margarine; add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each. Stir in sour cream; add bananas and vanilla, blending well. Mix dry ingredients together and stir into creamed mixture until well blended; add nuts. Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. Cool completely and frost.

Frosting:
Beat all together until smooth; spread on cooled cake.