Cooktop Cove Banana bread brownies

Here’s the Cooktop Cove–style Banana Bread Brownies 🍌🍫—super moist, banana-forward, and topped with a rich chocolate frosting.

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Banana Bread Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1½ cups sugar
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1¾ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3–4 bananas)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp salt

Chocolate Frosting

• 6 tbsp butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven
   • 375°F (190°C).
   • Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. Make the batter
   • Cream sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until smooth.
   • Mix in mashed bananas and vanilla.
   • Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
3. Bake
   • Spread batter evenly in pan.
   • Bake 20–25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
4. Make frosting
   • In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter.
   • Stir in cocoa powder and milk until smooth.
   • Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla.
5. Frost & cool
   • Spread frosting over warm brownies.
   • Let cool before slicing.

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Tips

• Use very ripe bananas for best flavor.
• Frosting spreads easiest while brownies are still warm.
• Store covered at room temperature for 1–2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days.
• These freeze well (frosted or unfrosted).

If you’d like, I can also give you a cream cheese–frosted version or a one-bowl shortcut version.