Easy Banana Coffee Cake Recipe - By Kelsey Smith (2024)

Recipe Highlights

• Easy recipe: This is a classic recipe with simple ingredients.
• Sweet treat: Mashed bananas, pure cane sugar, and pure cane brown sugar.

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

• Butter- Unsalted butter, softened
• Sugar- I used Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar
• Bananas- Ripe or overripe bananas, peeled and mashed
• Egg- To bind the cake and add richness
• Sour cream- Adds moisture and creates a tender crumb
• Vanilla- For flavor
• All-purpose flour- For the base
• Baking powderandBaking soda- Leavening agents to make the cake rise
• Cinnamon- To enhance the flavor
• Salt - Table salt

Crumble Topping Ingredients

• All-purpose flour- The base of the crumble topping
• Light brown sugar- Packed, I used Zulka® Pure Cane Brown Sugar
• Sugar- I used Zulka® Morena Pure Cane Sugar
• Cinnamon- To enhance the flavor
• Salt - Table salt
• Unsalted butter- Melted to make large crumbs and fine crumbs

See the recipe card below for quantities.

In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and sugar.

Cream the softened butter and sugar with a hand mixer until the mixture is pale and fluffy.

Add the mashed banana, egg, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Mix on medium speed until combined. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until combined.

Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix on low speed just until combined.

Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer. Set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, stir the dry crumble topping ingredients together.

Add the melted butter. With a fork, gently fold the butter into the dry ingredients (see the recipe video). It will become crumbly with small and large crumbs.

Top the cake batter with the crumb topping mixture.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs (but no liquid batter).If the cake browns too quickly, place foil over the top and continue baking.

Top Tips

• Use very ripe bananas.Ripe bananas with lots of brown spots are easier to mash and have a much sweeter banana flavor than unripe bananas.
• Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients separately.It's tempting to skip a step and mix all of the cake ingredients together at once, but it's important to evenly distribute the leavening agents throughout the flour mixture for an even rise and a better bake.
• Try the toothpick test.When done, the cake will be golden brown around the edges, but this can be difficult to see since the cake is covered in crumble. You can insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. It should come away with moist crumbs but no liquid batter.

Equipment

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• 8x8 baking dish - Use a glass or ceramic baking dish. If using a metal pan, it will affect the baking time and the overall texture of the cake, so monitor the cake closely. Also, if using a 9x9 baking dish, the cooking time will likely be shorter.
• Mixing bowls - Large bowl (for the cake batter), medium bowl (for the dry ingredients), and small bowl (for the streusel topping).
• Hand mixer - You can also use a stand mixer or mix by hand.
• Silicone spatula - To transfer the banana​cake batter from the mixing bowl to the baking dish.

Storage

To store leftover coffee cake, allow it to cool completely before wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap or storing it in an airtight container. It can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days or for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

To freeze, wrap individual slices of cake in plastic wrap and foil, then thaw in the fridge.

Can you freeze coffee cake?

Yes! Coffee cake can be frozen. Once fully cooled, double wrap it, once in plastic wrap and once in aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn. Alternatively, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and then store it in a resealable freezer bag or airtight container.

Is Zulka® sugar processed?

Zulka® is minimally processed granulated sugar that is made by squeezing and evaporating the juice from freshly harvested sugar cane. Their sugar mills have been in the family for more than 100 years.

Looking for more sweet breakfast treats?

Banana Coffee Cake

This easy banana coffee cake recipe is made with ripe bananas and sour cream for a perfectly moist cake with a sweet crumble topping.

Recipe by: Kelsey Smith

Prep time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes minutes

Total time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 9 servings

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 340mgPotassium: 162mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 636IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2mg

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