Frosted Banana Bars From Cookingcom Recipes

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• 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.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Pour into a greased 15x10x1 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• For frosting cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl.
• Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
• Beat well.
• Spread over bars.

THE BEST FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray metal 9x13" pan with nonstick cooking spray and lightly dust with flour (or cover in parchment paper). See notes below for baking in jelly roll pan.
• In a small mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork until broken up. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth (about 1 minute). While the mixer is on low, add in the eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt. Add cornstarch and flour and mix until combined. Lastly, mix in mashed bananas until incorporated; do not overmix.
• Pour batter into greased 9×13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Top should be slightly golden brown, as shown in the photo above. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• 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 15x10x-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350° 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.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Batter: In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
• In separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Stir in bananas (I squish mine in my hand as I put it in).
• Spread in a greased cookie sheet, 17 x 12 x 1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 20- 25 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean from the middle.
• Cool before frosting. Store in fridge.
• Frosting: In mixing bowl beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in enough powder sugar to achieve desired consistency. After 2 cups of powdered sugar I start tasting to see when it seems balanced with sugar and cream cheese.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Stir in the bananas.
• Spread into a greased sheet cake pan (15x10x1-inch).
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool.
• I put a cream cheese frosting on this.

PEGGY'S FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15-inch rimmed baking pan.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the banana mixture and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract gradually; beat well. Spread frosting over the cooled bars and sprinkle walnuts on top.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in bananas. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake), 20-25 minutes. Cool., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Frost bars. Store in the refrigerator.