Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

These banana bars are my all-time favorite. They’re so moist and delicious. The cream cheese frosting on top goes with the banana bars perfectly.

Banana Bars – from my mom (no idea where it came from originally) – makes ~3dozen bars1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt

Preheat oven to 350F. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla.

Combine to flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Pour into a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool.

Frosting
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 package (8 ounces) softened cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat well. Spread over bars.

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14 Responses to “Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes”

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theblogisthenewblack — October 25, 2010 at 11:22 am

Yum! And festive… I’m glad there’s another Boston blogger out there that loves making cupcakes as much as I do!!!! 🙂
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Lauren — October 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm

These cupcakes look amazing!! I love white chocolate, and the tart cranberry flavor sounds like a fantastic accompaniment :).
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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — October 25, 2010 at 12:30 pm

While I adore pumpkin, I think it is great that you did something different from the norm. The cranberry sauce filling looks really good!
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Carrie — October 25, 2010 at 12:59 pm

These look great! I have some cranberries I have been debating what to make.
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We Are Not Martha — October 25, 2010 at 1:13 pm

These are so beautiful! I love the idea of white chocolate cupcakes…. and cranberry sounds just perfect. Yum!

Sues
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Dani — October 25, 2010 at 3:16 pm

They’re beautiful and sound amazing!!
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Aimee — October 25, 2010 at 4:10 pm

Those look delicious! Love the flecks of color, and it is nice to step outside of pumpkin paradise once in awhile. Yum!
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Nutmeg Nanny — October 25, 2010 at 5:08 pm

These look amazing! I like that you did a recipe with cranberries…delicious! I have two frozen bags in my freezer calling my name 🙂
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Rachel @ The Avid Appetite — October 25, 2010 at 5:41 pm

What a great idea! I love this flavor combination. I agree that this is the best way to fill a cupcake…I’ve used it a few times now!
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Megan — October 25, 2010 at 6:28 pm

These cupcakes look gorgeous! Now I want to order Fiori di Sicilia from KAF. I did so good not letting myself buy it when we were there!
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Evan @swEEts — October 26, 2010 at 1:27 am

How fun! These cupcakes look delicious.. I don’t know why but I would have never thought about cranberry and cupcakes!?
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Shannon — October 26, 2010 at 10:02 pm

these sound fabulous, love the flavor combo!!
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Cara — October 26, 2010 at 10:25 pm

Great pics! These sound delicious 🙂
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Gia — November 25, 2014 at 7:43 pm

For some reason I am not seeing the recipes for the cranberry filling or mousse. Can you help me find them? Thank you!