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Banana Coffee Cake

This banana coffee cake tastes like a banana bread and coffee cake hybrid! It's soft, moist, and SO flavorful with a pecan and chocolate chip infused streusel topping.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 552 kcal
Course: Breakfast , Cake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Streusel
  • 1 ¼ 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • ⅓ ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ ⅓ cup Chopped pecans or walnuts optional
  • 6 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ⅓ ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips optional
Cake
  • ½ ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 2 large eggs lightly beaten (room temperature preferred)
  • 1 1 cup mashed overripe banana (about 2-3 bananas for me)
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ ¼ cup buttermilk

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a 9x9 baking pan with baking spray (or grease and flour, or line with parchment paper). Set aside and prepare streusel.
Streusel
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  1. Whisk together flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and nuts.
  2. Drizzle melted butter over mixture and use a fork to claw together until you have a clumpy streusel. Measure out chocolate chips and set aside along with streusel for later.
Cake
  1. Combine butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer or stand mixer to beat until well creamed.
  2. Add eggs and beat until well-combined. Stir in mashed banana and vanilla extract.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  4. Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet and use a spatula to gently fold together until nearly combined. Add buttermilk, stir until nearly combined, then add remaining flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Assembly
  1. Spread the batter evenly into prepared pan. Top batter with the streusel mixture in an even layer and sprinkle mini chocolate chips overtop, if using.
  2. Transfer to center rack of oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. This recipe may be tightly wrapped and frozen (after cooling completely) for several months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 552kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 80g (27%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 85mg (28%) Sodium 354mg (15%) Potassium 204mg (6%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 44g (88%) Vitamin A 646IU (13%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 88mg (9%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 552

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 552kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 80g 27%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 85mg 28%
Sodium 354mg 15%
Potassium 204mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 44g 88%
Vitamin A 646IU 13%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 88mg 9%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.