Coconut Cream Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Directions

1. 1

   Thoroughly grease the bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans; set aside.

2. 2

   Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.

3. 3

   Beat butter on high speed for about 30 seconds.

4. 4

   Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, beaten eggs and vanilla; beat until well mixed.

5. 5

   Add flour mixture and banana alternately to beaten mixture; beating on low after each addition.

6. 6

   Stir in nuts.

7. 7

   In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup brown sugar and the 1 egg until smooth.

8. 8

   Stir in coconut.

9. 9

   Pour 1/4 of the banana batter into each pan.

10. 10

    Spoon 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture over each loaf.

11. 11

    Marble each by using a spatula to cut cream cheese into the banana batter.

12. 12

    Repeat the 2 layers as above but do not marble them.

13. 13

    Bake in a 350°F oven for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

14. 14

    Cool in pans for 10 minutes.

15. 15

    Remove loaves from pans and cool completely.