Banana cake bars!
12-11-2014, 09:25 AM
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Banana cake bars!
This is my favorite banana baked good 
The bars are a great cross between banana bread and cake. The recipe is from the Caramel Potatoes blog
Monkey Bars
Inredients:1 1/2 cups sugar1 cup sour cream1/2 cup butter, softened2 eggs1 3/4 cups (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed2 teaspoons vanilla2 cups flour1 teaspoon baking soda3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shopped walnuts (optional)Directions:Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan. Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla until incorporated. Add dry ingredients and blend one minute. Sitr in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes -until light brown and center springs back to the touch (don’t over bake). Cool and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
Browned-Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter2 cups powdered sugar1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla3 tablespoons milkHeat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it boils and turns a delicate brown.
Remove from the heat and immediately wisk in the remaining ingredients. This should make a thick glaze. Using a spatula smooth over the top of the Monkey Bars immediately. Work quickly, it hardens fast!
The bars are a great cross between banana bread and cake. The recipe is from the Caramel Potatoes blogMonkey Bars
Inredients:1 1/2 cups sugar1 cup sour cream1/2 cup butter, softened2 eggs1 3/4 cups (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed2 teaspoons vanilla2 cups flour1 teaspoon baking soda3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shopped walnuts (optional)Directions:Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan. Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla until incorporated. Add dry ingredients and blend one minute. Sitr in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes -until light brown and center springs back to the touch (don’t over bake). Cool and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
Browned-Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter2 cups powdered sugar1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla3 tablespoons milkHeat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it boils and turns a delicate brown.
Remove from the heat and immediately wisk in the remaining ingredients. This should make a thick glaze. Using a spatula smooth over the top of the Monkey Bars immediately. Work quickly, it hardens fast!
12-12-2014, 07:03 AM
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I copied this to word and did a little editing. Hope it is easier to read. Sure sounds good.
Monkey Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups
(3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan. Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla until incorporated. Add dry ingredients and blend one minute. Stir in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes -until light brown and center springs back to the touch (don’t over bake). Cool and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
Monkey Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups
(3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan. Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla until incorporated. Add dry ingredients and blend one minute. Stir in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes -until light brown and center springs back to the touch (don’t over bake). Cool and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
12-12-2014, 07:07 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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I hadn't copied far enough to get the frosting. Here it is:
Browned-Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons milk
Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it boils and turns a delicate brown.
Remove from the heat and immediately whisk in the remaining ingredients. This should make a thick glaze. Using a spatula, smooth over the top of the Monkey Bars immediately. Work quickly, it hardens fast!
Browned-Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons milk
Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it boils and turns a delicate brown.
Remove from the heat and immediately whisk in the remaining ingredients. This should make a thick glaze. Using a spatula, smooth over the top of the Monkey Bars immediately. Work quickly, it hardens fast!
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