Black Bottom Banana Bars (Recipe)

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BLACK BOTTOM BANANA BARS

(Yield: 2 1/2 dozen)

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

 

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with non-stick

vegetable spray.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and

fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla; beat thoroughly.  Beat in bananas. 

Add flour; mix well.

 

Divide the dough in half.  Add cocoa powder to one half; mix well. 

Spread cocoa batter into prepared baking pan.  Spoon remaining batter

on top and swirl with a knife.

 

Bake for 25 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out

clean.  Cool in pan on a wire rack.  Cut into bars.

 

Lori

[Guest guest]

Lori,

 

I'm not sure whether to thank you or curse you for this recipe.

They're yummy! I'll have to take some into work so I don't end up

eating them all...

 

Laura

 

On Feb 21, 2004, at 6:48 PM, PunkinPie68 wrote:

 

> BLACK BOTTOM BANANA BARS

> (Yield: 2 1/2 dozen)

>

> 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

> 1 cup sugar

> 1 egg

> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

> 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

> 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour

> 1/4 cup cocoa powder

>

> Preheat oven to 350°F.  Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with non-stick

> vegetable spray.

> In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and

> fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla; beat thoroughly.  Beat in bananas. 

> Add flour; mix well.

>

> Divide the dough in half.  Add cocoa powder to one half; mix well. 

> Spread cocoa batter into prepared baking pan.  Spoon remaining batter

> on top and swirl with a knife.

>

> Bake for 25 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out

> clean.  Cool in pan on a wire rack.  Cut into bars.

>

> Lori