Banana Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    4 eggs
    1 cup ripe banana, mashed (about 2 medium)
    2 1/2 cups flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
    1/8 teaspoon clove
    lemon glaze (below)
Preparation
    In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugars until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs. Blend in the mashed bananas.
    In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the spices. Blend in to the banana mixture. Spread batter into a greased and floured tube or bundt pan (9 or 10 cup capacity).
    Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
    When cake has cooled, drizzle with LEMON GLAZE: Mix 1 c powdered sugar, 2 tsp softened butter and 1/2 tsp lemon zest. Gradually mix in 2 Tbsp lemon juice until glaze is smooth and well blended.

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