Special Banana Nut Bread

3/4 Cup Butter -- softened
8 Ounces Cream Cheese -- softened
2 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Mashed Ripe Bananas
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3 Cups All-purpose Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Chopped Pecans -- divided

Orange Glaze:
1 Cup Confectioners' Sugar
3 Tablespoons Orange Juice
1 Teaspoon Grated Orange Peel

In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans.

Transfer to two greased 8 x 4 loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining pecans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients together. drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.