1/2 c. butter, softened
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed banana
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

NUT MIXTURE:

3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tbsp. sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter and cream cheese. Gradually add remaining cake batter ingredients. Stir together pecans, sugar and cinnamon. Add 1/2 of nut mixture to cake batter. Stir well. Pour 1/2 of cake batter into greased 10" bundt pan. Add the rest of the nut mixture to cake batter in pan. Pour remaining batter into pan. cook for 40 to 45 minutes.