Banana Bread With Pecans And Lemon Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper, extending paper at long sides for handles.
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.
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.
Stir half the lemon zest into icing. Spread cooled loaf with icing. Sprinkle with pecans and remaining zest.