Banana Cream Cheese Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chip Streusel
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4.8
Banana Cream Cheese Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chip Streusel
Description
The Banana Cream Cheese Coffee Cake combines mashed ripe bananas into a batter made from butter, sugars, eggs, sour cream, milk, flour, and spices like cinnamon. Part of the batter is reserved to blend with softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla to create a creamy layer that is spread between cake layers for a moist and flavorful center. The streusel topping consists of chopped pecans, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, melted butter, and mini chocolate chips, providing a crunchy, sweet topping with chocolate notes. The cake is baked in a 9x13-inch pan, resulting in a tall, tender crumb cake with layered textures.
This cake is ideal for gatherings and can be a special coffee break or dessert. Its rich texture from sour cream and butter combined with bananas gives a moist outcome with warm cinnamon and chocolate accents.
As a practical tip, buttermilk can substitute the sour cream and milk combination, and it’s important to use a pan with sides at least two inches high to accommodate the cake rising without overflow. Adjustments may be needed at high altitude.
Ingredients
Cake:
- ¾ cup butter softened, salted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
- 3 egg large
- 1 ½ cups banana mashed ripe
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Layer:
- 12 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup cake batter reserved from above
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Streusel:
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons butter melted, salted
- ¼ to ½ to ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9X13-inch metal pan (with at least 2-inch sides since this cake rises high) with parchment paper and lightly grease with cooking spray (you can also grease the pan without lining with parchment).
- For the cake batter, in a large bowl with an electric mixer (handheld or stand mixer - whisk attachment), beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the eggs, bananas, sour cream, milk, and vanilla. Mix until well combined, 1-2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and mix until no dry streaks remain (don't over mix). *Measure out 1/2 cup of cake batter to use in the cream cheese layer.*
- For the cream cheese layer, in a medium bowl with an electric mixer (handheld or stand mixer), beat softened cream cheese, the 1/2 cup reserved cake batter, granulated sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- For the streusel, in a medium bowl, combine the pecans, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon until evenly mixed. Add the melted butter and mix until clumps form.
- Spread half of the cake batter evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan. Dollop the cream cheese batter in big spoonfuls across the cake batter. Spread evenly across the top. Spoon the remaining cake batter across the cream cheese layer and spread evenly. At this point, you can use a knife to lightly swirl the layers together (totally optional).
- Sprinkle the streusel evenly across the top of the cake followed by the chocolate chips.
- Bake the cake for 45-55 minutes until the top springs back lightly to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Substitute 1 1/4 cups of buttermilk for the sour cream and milk mixture if preferred.
- Use a cake pan with sides at least two inches high to prevent overflow because the cake rises significantly.
- If baking at high altitude, consider reducing the leaveners or slightly decreasing batter volume to avoid overflow.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15Pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Piece | |
| Calories | 511kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 404mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.8
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