Banana Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Loaf Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 2/3 cups sugar (or more or less to suit taste)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup mashed banana (about 3 medium)
2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 - 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5\" baking pan), or until cake test done.
For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.