Cinnamon Banana Wake-Up Cake

Like a coffee cake...

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 2  bananas, coarsely mashed (not pureed)
• 1 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 2  tablespoons sugar, mixed with
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325*.
2. Beat together first 4 ingredients until well-blended. Stir in bananas and next 6 ingredients and mix well.
3. Spread batter into a greased Bundt pan and sprinkle top with pecans, and cinnamon and sugar mixture.
4. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan.