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Banana Pecan Cake

Ingredients:
125g Butter (chopped)
½ cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
2 Eggs (lightly beaten)
1¼ cups mashed Banana
1½ cups Self-Raising Flour
1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
2 tbsp Milk
1/3 cup chopped Pecan Nuts
Shredded Lemon Rind to decorate

Icing
75g packaged Cream Cheese
75g Butter, chopped 
? cup Icing Sugar mixture
½ teaspoon grated Lemon Rind

Method:

1. Grease a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan; line base and two long sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edge of pan.
2. Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined.
3. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Stir in banana, then sifted flour and soda, milk and nuts. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
4. Cook in a moderate oven, 180°C, for about 1 hour, or until cooked when tested. Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
5. Icing. Beat cream cheese and butter in small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add icing sugar and rind; beat until smooth.
6. Spread icing over top of cake; decorate with shredded lemon rind.