Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Bars:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2-3 mashed bananas
1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. cinnamon, optional
Cream together butter and both sugars. Add eggs, mixing well. Stir in bananas. Dissolve soda in sour cream. Add flour, salt and cinnamon to batter alternately with sour cream mixture until well blended. Pour into greased 10x15 baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:
6 oz. cream cheese (I use 8 oz. because I can't find a 6 oz. cream cheese)
4 tbsp. butter, softened
2 tbsp. milk or cream (I use milk)
2 cups powdered sugar (I use 2 1/2 to 3 cups because I like thicker frosting)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Mix all ingredients together with electric mixer.  A mixer will give you a fluffier frosting than mixing by hand.  Spread over cool bars.

Banana Bread

I believe this recipe came out of one of the many cookbooks mom has.  She has used this recipe as long as I can remember.

1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 bananas
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 cup nuts, optional
Cream shortening and sugar until light.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.  Add mashed bananas, flour, soda and nuts.  Bake in 2 greased and floured loaf pans at 350 degrees F for 60 minutes.  (I bake it for 30 to 40 minutes).  Can be doubled or add chocolate chips.