Frosted Banana Bars
These frosted banana bars are soft, moist, and easy to make with ripe bananas, sour cream, and a sweet cream cheese frosting. Baked in a 10x15-inch jellyroll pan, they make 36 dessert bars.
Equipment
- 10x15-inch jellyroll pan
- large mixing bowl
- mixing spoon
- measuring cups and spoons
- Toothpick
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1 16 ounce container cream cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting with the cream cheese frosting.