Frosted Banana Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup 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 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 3/4-4 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the banana bars:.
• 2 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.
• 3 spread into a greased 15-by-10-by-1-inch baking pan. bake at 350 degrees f for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool.
• 4 for the frosting:.
• 5 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.