Creamy Banana Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
• cream the margarine and cream cheese together. gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. add flour, baking powder, and baking soda; mix until batter is just moist.
• in a small bowl, mix together chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• divide half the batter between the two prepared loaf pans. sprinkle pecan mixture over the batter in the pans, and top with remaining batter.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.