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banana nut bars with cream cheese frosting

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Ann McCue
Side Lake, MN

Have this recipe as a cake but I always make it into bars instead. cupcakes would be good too.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For banana nut bars with cream cheese frosting

  • CAKE
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon ( the origional recipe calls for 1 tsp but i find that was to much for my liking)
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 c
    vegetable oil
  • 4 lg
    ripe banana, mashed
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 8 oz
    package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make banana nut bars with cream cheese frosting

  • 1
    preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour desired pan or pans. I use a bar pan. or you can use a 9x13 if you want a cake, or round pans or cupcake pan.
  • 2
    Stir together flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the eggs and oil. Stir just until the dry ingredents are moistened.Do not beat Stir in bananas, vanilla and pecans
  • 3
    pour into prepared pan or pans Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpic comes out clean. If using round pans, let cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting To make frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Fold in pecans

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