Banana Coffee Cake

Cathy's Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 (8 oz package cream cheese) softened
• 1/2 cup butter (1 full stick) softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar (dry measuring cup)
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour (dry measuring cup)
• 2 eggs (large)
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (dry measuring cup)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (measuring spoon)
• 1 1/2 tsps baking powder (measuring spoon)
• 1/2 tsps baking soda (measuring spoon)

Topping:

• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (dry measuring cup)
• 2 tbls sugar (measuring spoon)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon (measuring spoon)

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Directions:

• In a mixing bowl. beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the bananas and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Combine topping ingredients in seperate bowl.v Add 1/2 of the topping mixture to the batter.
• Transfer to a greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy!