Banana Cake Bars

Beat together for 2 minutes:

1/2 c. butter, soft/room temperature
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. granulated sugar

Add in and beat for 30 seconds:

3 eggs

Add to mixing bowl and beat until well blended:

3 large or 4 medium bananas

Stir in:

1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt

Stir in and mix until completely mixed:

2 1/2 c. flour

Pour into a half sheet pan (roughly 12″x17″ size ~ some are a tad smaller, some a little bigger. They all work!) that is sprayed with baking spray or else grease and floured.

Bake at 350° for about 20-25 minutes. Cool before frosting.

I use the following frosting recipe. However, making a full batch makes too much frosting. A half batch just puts a thin layer on! Sorry it isn’t easier.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

Beat together for about 3-4 minutes:

8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature soft
1/2 c. butter, room temperature or melted

Add and start the mixer:

2 pound bag of powdered sugar

While the mixer is starting stir in the powdered sugar, slowly drizzle in:

1/4 c. – 1/3 c. milk

Beat for at least 1 minute after it is all blended together. If you want a creamier frosting, add a tad bit more milk. I always start with 1/4 c. and let it be thick, but add a drizzle more of milk.

I HAVEN’T TRIED THIS IDEA YET:

Instead of the 8 oz. cream cheese, use 1/2 c. of creamy peanut butter and only 3 c. of powdered sugar for the frosting. Can you imagine peanut butter frosting on banana cake!?