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Black Bottom Banana Bars

Source of Recipe

Posted at Mimi’s Cyber-Kitchen by Schmitty 06/08/99.


List of Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup baking cocoa



Recipe

In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined. Blend in the bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide batter in half. Add cocoa to half; spread into greased 13 x 9 in x 2 inch baking pan. Spoon remaining batter over top and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350° F. for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool. Yield 2-1/2 to 3 dozen.