Banana Split Bars

Submitted by ALONG37264

 

2 c. flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 8-oz can crushed pineapples, with juice
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3 - 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla
1 10-oz can maraschino cherries, drained and halved
 
Preheat oven to 350 ° , grease a 9x13 cake pan.  Mash bananas and set aside.
In large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.  Make a well in the center and pour in crushed pineapples and juice, eggs, oil, bananas and vanilla, mix together and fold in cherry halves.  Pour into the prepared pan.  Bake
for about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean.  Frost the cake while still warm.  Let cake cool about 20 minutes, while it is cooling make frosting.
 
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter melted
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
4 Tblsp of milk
 
In medium bowl combine melted butter, vanilla and sugar.  Beat in milk one tablespoon at time until desired consistency is achieved, pour the frosting over the warm cake.  Add chopped nuts to top if desired.  Refrigerate the cake and make sure it is chilled before serving.  Keep leftovers in refrigerator.