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Yummy Sour Cream Banana Bars

These classic Yummy Sour Cream Banana Bars are super moist and decadent due to the ripe bananas, eggs and sour cream used to make them. They’re slightly tangy, delicious banana bars with a creamy layer of luscious cream cheese frosting on top to make everyone happy!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: banana, bars, cream cheese frosting, sour cream
Servings: 20 Servings
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

Sour Cream Banana Bars

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-3 medium ripe bananas mashed, depending on your banana taste

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ½ cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese at room temperature
  • 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Sour Cream Banana Bars

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray or parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
  • Using mixer, in another bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing in between adding eggs. Beat in the sour cream, then the vanilla extract until incorporated, set aside.
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, then stir in the mashed bananas. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
  • Cool the cake completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Using mixer, cream the butter and the cream sugar together in a bowl. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until completely smooth. Frost the cake with the frosting.

Notes

2 bananas were used in this recipe, but you can use up to 3 if you want, just remember they will be more dense, but still yummy!! :)