Banana Bread With Pecans And Lemon Icing

• 9 tbsp butter, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 4 oz mashed banana
• 2 None large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 7 oz vanilla buttercream icing
• 2 tbsp finely chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper, extending paper at long sides for handles.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, vanilla, sugar, banana, eggs, flour, baking soda and milk in a large bowl, on low speed, until combined. Increase speed to medium. Beat for 4-5 mins or until smooth and pale.
3. Spread mixture into prepared pan smooth surface. Bake for 50 mins or until a skewer inserted at center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let stand in pan for 5 mins. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Stir half the lemon zest into icing. Spread cooled loaf with icing. Sprinkle with pecans and remaining zest.

butter, vanilla, sugar, banana, eggs, flour, baking soda, milk, lemon zest, vanilla buttercream icing, pecans

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/23609 (may not work)