| | Directions | | Ina large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 C. pecans. Transfer to two greased 8X4X2 in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining pecans. Bake at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yields: 2 loaves. |
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| Ingredients | | - |  | 3/4 cup butter, softened |
| - | | 1 package cream cheese, softened (8 ounces pkg) |
| - | | 2 cups sugar |
| - | | 2 Eggs |
| - | | 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4 medium) |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract |
| - | | 3 cups all-purpose flour |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon Salt |
| - | | 2 cups chopped pecans, divided |
| - | | Orange Glaze |
| - | | 1 cup confectioners sugar |
| - | | 3 tablespoons orange juice |
| - | | 1 teaspoon grated orange peel |
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