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Banana Bar Recipe

This is the best Banana Bars Recipe. Soft, moist banana cake with a drool worthy brown butter frosting. This is the best way to use brown bananas and ideal for breakfast, desserts, and gatherings!
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword banana, banana bread, bars, brown butter, brownies, cake, dessert, frosting
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 people
Author Jesseca

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter soft
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

For the frosting:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 Tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Prep a large jelly roll pan by greasing generously with butter, or lining with parchment, and set aside.
  • Combine the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl. Whisk 1 minute, or until light and fluffy.
  • Add the sour cream and stir until combined, roughly 30 seconds. 
  • Stir in the eggs, one at a time, along with the vanilla extract.
  • Gently mix in the mashed bananas. 
  • Whisk in the flour, salt, and baking soda. Stir until fully incorporated.
  • Spread the batter into your prepared pan and bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

For the frosting:

  • Add the butter to a pot. Cook, mixing occasionally, until the butter turns a light brown color. Remove from the heat. 
  • Whisk in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth. Spread onto a cooled cake. 

Nutrition

Serving: 12people