Banana Coffee Cake

With this delicious banana coffee cake recipe, I must have gained at least 10 pounds. LOL
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Glaze (recipe below)

Cream butter and cream cheese; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in banana and vanilla.

Combine flour, baking powder, and soda; gradually add to banana mixture, stirring well.

Combine pecans, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cinnamon; stir half of pecan mixture into batter. Pour half of batter into a greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan; sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Pour remaining batter into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely. Spoon glaze over coffee cake.

Yield: One 10 inch coffee cake

Glaze
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 tablespoon warm water

Combine ingredients; stir until smooth.

Yield: About 1/2 cup