Black-bottom Banana Bars

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined.
• 3 blend in the bananas.
• 4 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 5 divide batter in half.
• 6 add cocoa to half; spread into a greased 13-in x 9-in pan.
• 7 spoon remaining batter on top and swirl with a knife.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until the bars test done.
• 9 cool.