Meltaway Banana Bars With Pecans

Method

1. I

   You will be layering the ingredients on top of each other.

2. II

   Preheat oven to 350.

3. III

   spray a 13 x 9 cake pan. Best if sprayed, greasing does not work well for this recipe.

4. IV

   In a small saucepan combine brown sugar and 1/2 stick butter. Heat till melted. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the brown sugar mixture. then cool so you can touch it. It will be a bit crumbly when cool.

5. V

   First layer-Pour half the dry yellow cake mix in the pan and spread out an even layer.

6. VI

   Second Layer- Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over the cake mix. It will not completely cover every inch so don't worry.

7. VII

   Third Layer- Layer 1/2 banana slices over the brown sugar mixture. Do not let bananas touch each other.(This is important so the ingredients above the bananas has space to seep through them.).

8. VIII

   Fourth Layer- Pour the remainder of the dry yellow cake mix over the bananas,.

9. IX

   Fifth Layer- Add the remainder of your bananas on top of the yellow cake mix. Again, not letting the banana slices touch each other.

10. X

    Sixth Layer- Sprinkle the remainder of pecans on top.

11. XI

    Melt the remaining 1 1/2 sticks of butter.

12. XII

    Pour butter back and forth over the cake mix and pecans and bananas. It will not completely cover every inch. Don't worry.

13. XIII

    Bake for 45 minutes.

14. XIV

    Cool completely before cutting into squares. They will be a little crumbly but will cut nicely when cooled.

15. XV

    Serve in a bowl with butter pecan ice cream on top for a dessert, or serve them just by themselves with a glass a milk.