Shelly's Recipe

MARBLED BANANA BARS

Category: Bars

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups (about 4) mashed ripe bananas
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder and baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
Confectioners sugar, if desired

Heat oven to 350. Cream sugar and butter. Add bananas, egg and vanilla; continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add dry ingredients. Beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Drop 1 1/2 cups batter by spoonfuls into greased 13x9 inch baking pan.

To remaining batter in bowl, add cocoa; beat at low speed until well mixed. Drop spoonfuls of chocolate batter in pan over banana batter. Gently swirl chocolate batter through banana batter using knife.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.