Frosted Banana Bars

This is one of my favorite dessert recipes. They're really easy to make and a great way to use over-ripe bananas, which to me is any banana with even a single brown spot.

Frosted Banana Bars
(from Allrecipes.com)

Bars:
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream (or plain yogurt)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. mashed ripe bananas (2-3 bananas)

Frosting:
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

3. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting.

4. For frosting, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the powdered sugar.

Store bars in the refrigerator.