#37 Banana Bars with Butter-Rum Frosting

#37 Banana Bars with Butter-Rum Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
1/2 cup dairy sourcream (I used fat free)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup chopped toasted almonds (I used white chocolate chips instead)
Butter-rum Frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15X10X1 baking pan, set aside.

In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla until combined. Beat in flour and almonds (chocolate chips)

Spread batter into prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Spread with Butter-Rum Frosting. Cut into bars.

Butter-Rum Frosting

In a medium bowl beat 3 tablespoons softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in 1 Tablespoon rum (I used vanilla instead) and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups additional powdered sugar and enough milk to make a frosting of spreading consistency.

I wouldn't make this again, the frosting was too thick to spread, I didn't add enough milk I guess--not a remake.