BANANA CREAM COFFEE CAKE

By pbaumgartner

(Peg's recipe)

Ingredients

• 2 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1 Tbs. flour
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c. margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3 Tbs. hot water
• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/3 c. orange juice
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 medium bananas, mashed
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• 1 Tbs. margarine, melted
• 1 Tbs. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 75mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 4 ingredients, beating until smooth. Add 1 egg, mixing well. Set mixture aside.
Cream 1/2 cup margarine; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine soda and water; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture alternately with juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla, bananas, and pecans.
Spoon 1 1/2 cups banana mixture into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter. Spoon remaining batter over cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350º for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Brush with melted margarine. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over cake.

Yield: one 10-inch cake.