banana bars with cream cheese frosting

EAST MOLINE, IL
Updated on Apr 29, 2013

So so rich and moist. Absolutely delicious. I made this as I would my pumpkin bars but used banana's instead of canned pumpkin. I used Larinda's trick to ripen my banana's in the oven for 1 hour. Worked perfect. Thanks Larinda. Just to warn you, this is a very rich and sweet cake. Small pieces will go far.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 30 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, unsalted (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana's (2 large or 3 medium)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 - tubs cream cheese frosting

How To Make banana bars with cream cheese frosting

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Step 2
    In a mixer beat together the butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the vanilla and mashed bananas.
  • Step 3
    Mix in half of the flour mixture, then the sour cream, then the other half of the flour mixture.
  • Step 4
    Spread batter evenly in a greased 10x15 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting. I was being lazy and bought store brand frosting but feel free to make your own.

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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #frosting
Keyword: #banana bar
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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