Frosted Banana Bars

Enjoy these delish frosted banana bars using our banana sheet cake recipe. This easy banana bars with cream cheese frosting recipe makes 36 banana squares that we know your family will love.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword banana bars with cream cheese frosting, banana bars with cream cheese frosting recipe, banana sheet cake recipe, frosted banana bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

cooling time 1

Total Time 1 35

Servings

Calories 371kcal

Author Evelyn

Equipment

mixer
Frosting spreader

Ingredients

Bars

½ cup butter softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs room temperature
4 large ripe bananas mashed
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
pinch salt less than 1/8 teaspoon

Frosting

½ cup butter softened
1 8 oz package cream cheese softened to room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

For the cake or bars

Start your frosted banana bars by preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 X 18 X 1 inch baking sheet
In a large mixing bowl, (we use our aluminum mixing bowl and kitchen-aide mixer) cream the softened butter and sugar Add the eggs and beat until mixed. Add mashed bananas and vanilla and mix
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt and mix well
Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and beat well
Pour the mixture into your prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until it springs back slightly to the touch.
Remove from oven. and allow to cool completely before starting the frosting

For the Frosting

Measure out the powdered sugar into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and cream cheese and mix well then add the vanilla and mix. Your cream cheese frosting should be creamy and well combined.
Using a cake frosting spreader, spread over the entire banana sheet cake using the entire bowl of frosting.
Place in fridge and chill for at least an hour. Remove from fridge and slice into 36 frosted banana bars

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