Banana Blondies with Brown Butter Caramel Icing

Yum, yum, yummy!  These blondies are so delicious.  These taste like banana bread topped with the perfect frosting to complement the blondie and banana flavors.

Ingredients:

Banana Blondies-

½ cup unsalted butter melted

1 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup all purpose flour

¼ cup vanilla protein powder

½ cup mashed banana (I used 2 small bananas)

Brown Butter Caramel Frosting-

¼ cup unsalted butter

½ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons of milk

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a 8×8 pan with nonstick spray.
2. Cream butter and sugar together for several minutes until smooth and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
4. Mix in the mashed banana, and then the flour, protein powder, and salt. Mix just until everything is well blended, don’t over mix.
5. Spread into your prepared pan.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the center is set and the edges are starting to brown.
7. Let the cake cool most of the way before you make the frosting.
8. To make the caramel frosting put the butter, brown sugar and milk or cream in a small saucepan and melt the butter, whisking all the time.
9. Continue whisking until the mixture comes to a boil, then turn off the heat and add the sifted powdered sugar, whisking until completely smooth. You may need to add a little bit more powdered sugar if it seems very thin.
10. Spread it immediately onto the cake, it will set up very quickly.
11. Once the frosting is set cut into 9 large squares or 16 smaller squares.
12. Enjoy!