Frosted Banana Bars Recipe

By Shirl

I make these moist bars whenever I have ripe bananas on hand, then store them in the freezer to share later at a potluck. With creamy frosting and big banana flavor, this treat is a real crowd-pleaser. -Debbie Knight, Marion, Iowa

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 medium ripe bananas,
• mashed (about 1 cup)
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners'sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl,cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in bananas. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 1 O-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 3500 for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth­pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool. For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually beat in enough con­fectioners' sugar to achieve desired con­sistency. Frost bars. Store in the refrig­erator. Yield: 3-4 dozen.