Frosted Banana Bars

It seems I always have bananas in my kitchen.
I like to peel & eat this funny yellow fruit, as long as they are still green.
Speckled Yellow bananas . . . yuck!
My sweet half much prefers his favorite Banana Bread.
I  prefer CAKE.
It’s moist & delish!
My sweet half even ate it!

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Frosted Banana Bars
2/3 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Sour Cream
2 T. Butter, softened
2 egg whites
3/4 C. mashed banana (about 2 lg. bananas)
1 C. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 T. Finely chopped walnuts(optional)
1 tsp. vanilla

Heat oven to 375. Spray 9×9″ pan. Beat sugar, sour cream, butter, and egg whites in large bowl 1 minute on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in bananas and vanilla on low speed 30 seconds. Beat in flour, salt, and baking soda 1 min. Spread in pan. Bake 20-25 minutes til light brown. Cool completely.

Frosting
1 1/4 C. powdered sugar
1 T. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1-2 T. milk
Note: I make Cream Cheese Frosting instead.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1  8-ounce package of Cream Cheese
1 stick butter (8 tablespoons) at room temperature
4 cups confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons of pure vanilla.
*Add additional Oil flavorings if you like.
Using a kitchen Aid or good hand mixer, whip the butter until it’s light in color.  Add the Cream cheese and whip again until very light.  Add the confectioners Sugar one cup at a time, beating continuously.  Add Flavorings and whip again.  (If you fill that it’s not quite the right consistency for you, add a bit of heavy Cream to thin it, or more sugar to thicken it.
You can also make this ahead of time, and keep in the fridge.  When you are ready use it, let it come to room temperature, and whip again.
Use Gel or paste colors . . . not liquid.  Flavor with Oils.  Coconut, Key Lime, Huckleberry, Pomegranate, etc.

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  • Jo and Sue - 01/26/2012 - 6:32 am

    These look sooooooo tasty! Cream Cheese Frosting is my favorite 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Erin - 01/26/2012 - 8:35 am

    Cream cheese frosting for the win! I almost always opt for that frostingReplyCancel

  • Gayle - 01/26/2012 - 6:44 pm

    Somewhere, sometime in my life, someone made cakes like this. And I forgot that I miss that. I’m banana breaded out, I can’t wait to try this!ReplyCancel

  • Joyce Dupont - 01/27/2012 - 11:55 pm

    I thought the recipe for PUFF PASTRY CHERRY BLOSSOMS was really neat. Very pretty, yummy looking. I am going to be making these soon. Thanks for bakery style recipes.ReplyCancel

  • Tamera Anderson - 01/30/2012 - 2:00 pm

    I love your recipes & stories that go a long with them. I can’t wait to start baking,my family will enjoy too. Thank you for sharing!!ReplyCancel

  • Yoshiblue - 02/03/2012 - 1:15 pm

    Thanks for this recipe for frosted banana bars. They look quite tasty.ReplyCancel

  • tonya - 02/17/2012 - 8:25 pm

    Just made these and they are sooooooooo gooooood and sooooooo easy! I have decided to invite some folks over for brunch tomorrow so I can show these banana bars off! thanks for sharing this awesome recipe….ReplyCancel