BANANA CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Ingredients:

• 2 (3 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 medium bananas, mashed
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Topping:

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, flour, nutmeg, and egg until smooth; set aside.
2. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Combine baking soda and hot water; mix into the batter.
4. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add to the batter alternately with orange juice.
5. Stir in vanilla, bananas, and pecans.
6. Spoon 1 1/2 cups batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter, then top with remaining batter.
7. Bake at 350°F for 50–55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack.
8. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.