Cream Cheese Banana Bread with Orange Glaze

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from Tiffany at eatathomecooks.com

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time1 hr 10 mins

Total Time1 hr 30 mins

Servings: to 36 slices

Calories: 191kcal

Ingredients

¾ cup butter
8 oz. cream cheese
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1½ cups banana mashed, about 4 medium bananas
½ tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tbs. orange juice
1 tsp. orange peel

Instructions

For the bread:

Cream the butter and cream cheese together in a mixer bowl.
Mix in the sugar, then the eggs, bananas, and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add them to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Pour into 3 well-greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350° for 60-75 minutes.

For the glaze:

Starting with less than the 3 Tbs. of orange juice, stir it into the powdered sugar until you get a nice consistency.
Stir in the orange peel and drizzle the glaze over the loaves

Notes

Notes: This can be frozen. Slice and place on a baking sheet in the freezer for 1-2 hours, then transfer to a large ziplock freezer bag. Thaw the desired number of slices on the counter overnight and reheat in the microwave or oven if desired.

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