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Black Bottom Banana Bars

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

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined. Blend in the bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide batter in half. Add cocoa to half the batter and spread into a greased 9x13 inch pan and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool.
Posted by sue-p 2/18/11