Frosted Banana Pecan Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

Photo: Claudia Colenzo Lamascolo

Ingredients

pecans

1/2 cup butter

2 cups sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed banana

3 teaspoons banana rum (or regular rum with banana extract if not available)

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

pinch of salt

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese

4 cups confectioner's sugar

2 tsps banana-flavored extract or banana rum or regular rum

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter together, beating around 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs and banana's along with flavoring. Mix well. Pour in to a 15x10 inch x 1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees till brown and set around 25 minutes. Test for doneness with tooth pick. cool completely.

Cream frosting ingredients together till smooth in mixing bowl. Spread over cooled bars. Top with whole pecans.