Cream the butter and sugar together untl light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well. Sif tth eflour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon. Sitr until thoroughly combined. Stir in the wholehweat flour.

Mash the bananas with a fork then stir inot hte mixture and add the vanilla and pecans. Pour themoxture into a prepared loaf tin and smooth the top until level. Bake at 180 °C/350F/gas mark 4 unitl a skewer come sout clean 50-60 mintues, coolon a wire rack.

Per serving: 1293 Calories (kcal); 135g Total Fat; (91% calories from fat); 16g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 615mg Cholesterol; 657mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 26 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates