Email to Stella      

Sweet: Banana Bread with Orange Cream Cheese Filling

Source of Recipe

From Southern Scrumptious by Betty Simms
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Orange Cream Cheese Filling (recipe follows)

Combine the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, bananas, pecans, sour cream, flour; baking soda and salt in the older listed in a mixer bowl, mixing well after each addition. Beat for 1 minute. Spoon into a greased and floured 5x9-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for hour. Invert onto a wire rack to cool. Slice and spread with Orange Cream Cheese Filling.

YIELD: 1 Loaf

Orange Cream Cheese Filling---
This is the mystery filling for the banana bread sandwich.


16 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Grated peel of 1 orange
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
Beat the cream cheese in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy Add the confectioners' sugar, orange peel and orange juice concentrate, beating until blended.

YIELD: 2 cups