Barefoot Contessa Makes My Day!

Those bananas didn't last nearly as long as I thought they would. The troop of monkeys played a large part in that. And I didn't realize that they would all come ripe at the same time! Went looking for a good recipe to cook up a few of them. Getting smart on the google searches as my cooking ingredients are so limited here. Thought using the phrase "old-fashioned" might bring up recipes with fewer contents. Bingo!

This picture was taken B.M. (Before the Monkeys)

I'm working without an electric mixer here so no way are those banana bits going to get blended in. And the sugars and butter didn't get all that creamy either.

 Supposed to be in a 9x9 pan but I'm back to the old frying pan. Is it going to fit? Should probably have left out that extra banana.

 Sour cream packaging in Costa Rica is a little different than the carton I'm used to.

 A burning smell from the kitchen alerts me to the fact that the frying pan is overflowing.

But it still looks good. Until I try and get it out of the pan. Upon reflection -  I should have left it in the pan! It's not like I was going to put frosting on it!

 Hey! Just turn it back right side up on the plate and nobody can even tell! And this cake is great. I am saving the recipe. Really good served warm and even better after it's been in the frig a day.

 Francisco quit watching birds and come eat your cake!

And here's the recipe and also the book I should buy. Lucky me! It's on sale!

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake