Creamy Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups margarine , softened
• 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.75 cups chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4-inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   In a small bowl, mix together chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon.

4. 4

   Divide half the batter between the two prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the batter in the pans, and top with remaining batter.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.