Banana Bread is a favorite at our house, so I decided to make a Banana Bread Bar version with a sheet cake recipe! The amount of batter is just right, the bars turned out, not too thin, not too thick…. just perfect!!  

And, of course, to make it a dessert, I lathered them in Cream Cheese Frosting. These Banana Bread Bars are dense like banana bread, so I made my frosting a bit thicker than I would have made it for more of a fluffy kind of cake. So delicious. 

CROWD FAVORITE.  😉

The aroma and warmth from baking these bars is just what your home needs during this COLD weather. My husband couldn’t wait for them to come out of the oven. ha! And this recipe makes a sheet cake, so there is plenty to share with friends and family.

Happy Baking!

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We love our sheet cake recipes, because they make it so easy for transporting and serving a large group of people. 

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Banana Bread Bars

Yummy moist bars that taste just like banana bread, topped with cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 5 bananas, mashed
• 1 Tbs vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• Frosting:
• 1 8oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 sticks margarine, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy.
3. Blend sour cream and eggs into the mixture and stir until combined.
4. Stir in the mashed banana and vanilla.
5. In another bowl, combine the 3 dry ingredients. .
6. Slowly, mix them into the bowl of wet ingredients. Stir just until moistened.
7. Spread into a sheet pan and bake for 27-30 minutes, or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Frosting:

1. Beat cream cheese and margarine until fully smooth.
2. Gradually add vanilla and powdered sugar.
3. Beat until creamy.
4. Frost the cooled bars.