Banana Coffee Cake

Banana Coffee Cake makes the most delicious breakfast or dessert. Sweet bananas are packed into a soft and fluffy cake and studded with a crispy cinnamon streusel topping. It's easy to make and perfect for just about any time!

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword banana recipe, coffee cake recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings slices

Calories 358

Author Gayle

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter , softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar , packed
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas , mashed
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
¾ cup sour cream

Cinnamon Streusel Topping

1 cup light brown sugar , packed
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ cup unsalted butter , melted
1⅓ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla bean paste/extract. Beat well.
Slowly beat in flour mixture to banana mixture, ½ cup at a time, alternating with sour cream. Spread batter into prepared pan and set aside.
To make the cinnamon streusel, in a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, melted butter and four until it resembles wet, crumbly sand. Sprinkle streusel evenly over top of batter.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

Notes

See my tips and tricks for making this Banana Coffee Cake above the recipe box.

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