Banana Bars With Cream Cheese Icing Food

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.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper, allowing two of the sides to overlap; spray parchment paper lightly with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl add the light brown sugar, granulated sugar, ripe mashed bananas, vanilla, oil, and eggs; beat well with a whisk to combine. Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading smooth and into an even layer using a rubber spatula. Bake bars for 20-22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached. Place the baking pan on a cooling wrack and cool the bars completely in the pan. Once bars are completely cooled, use the overlapping sides of the parchment paper as handles to carefully life them out of the pan. Gently spread on the cream cheese frosting, and cut into squares. Serve at once, or store in the fridge, uncut, for up to 2 days.
• While the cake is cooling, make your frosting!
• In the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla on medium-high speed until completely smooth; about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Once all of the sugar has been added beat on high-speed for 1-2 minutes. Once the banana bars have completely cooled, gently spread the frosting over the bars, and decorate with banana slices, if desired. Then slice and serve! Store these bars in the fridge, covered, for up to 2 days. Not that I think they'll last that long ;)

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 15x10x1 inch pan.
• In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Next add mashed bananas and mix well.
• In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To make the frosting, melt butter in a medium sauce pan. Once melted continue to boil until butter turns from a light yellow to a dark golden yellow. (This works best in a light-colored sauce pan so you can gauge the color of the butter)
• In a large bowl cream together the browned butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt. Gradually mix in powdered sugar until completely incorporated and frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over cooled bars. Cut and serve OR cover and store at room temperature up to three days.

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.

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease bottom and sides of 13 x 9 pan.
• In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, bananas, oil, and eggs with spoon.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake bars 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread cooled bars with cream cheese frosting.
• Store in refrigerator.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended., Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars.

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.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Pour into greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool.
• For the frosting cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat well. If you want it thicker add a littler more confectioners' sugar. Spread over bars.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick baking spray.
• Set to the side.
• In a large bowl of a standing mixer, on medium speed, add the butter and
• brown sugar and mix until creamy.
• Reduce the speed to low speed, and add the vanilla and mix until combined.
• Begin to add the eggs one at a time, continue to mix on low until well
• combined.
• In a medium-sized bowl add your flour and salt.
• Whisk to combine.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, slowly, mix until well combined.
• Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and fold in the bananas.
• Pour the batter into the baking pan, make sure to have the batter evenly
• throughout the whole baking pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is set.

LIZ'S BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine the milk and lemon juice in a small bowl; allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. This will effectively 'sour' the milk.
• Stir the 1/2 cup margarine, the white sugar, eggs, salt, and flour together in a bowl. Add the soured milk and mashed bananas and mix thoroughly; spread into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown very slightly, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before frosting.
• Prepare the frosting by beating together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1/3 cup margarine in a bowl using an electric mixer. Spread evenly over the cooled bars before cutting into 20 even-sized pieces. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator.