Banana Bread Coffee Cake
This banana bread coffee cake is basically a banana bread and coffee cake mash up. It is full of incredible cinnamon flavor! This is a very soft banana bread with a cinnamon swirl filling and a cinnamon topping. It is a soft cake with a crunchy topping and can be made with no mixer!
his banana bread coffee cake is absolutely incredible! if you want a coffee cake that has a strong banana bread flavor, this is for you! My favorite part about this cake is the texture. The actual cake is very soft and moist with a great banana flavor. Then, topping adds a great crunch. The texture is just perfect.
Recipe note- This used to be a bundt pan recipe but I updated the recipe, so it is easier to make.
Tips for making the cake
Here are my tips, so yours turns out like this recipe!
- Tip 1: Make sure not to compact your flour when scooping. I recommend using a spoon to scoop the flour into your measuring cup as pressing it into the flour and scooping against the side of the container can compact the flour and dry out your cake.
- Tip 2: Make the crumble topping and cinnamon filling first, before making the banana batter.
- Tip 3: For assembling, spread half of the banana cake batter and the cinnamon filling on top. Add the rest of the banana cake batter. Add it in dollops evenly on top of the filling and use an offset icing spatula to spread to more easily. Then, add the crumble on top.
- Tip 4: The vanilla icing adds extra sweetness to the cake. It also helps to soften the texture of the crumble.
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Banana Bread Coffee Cake
This banana bread coffee cake is a banana bread baked in a square pan with a cinnamon swirl filling. It is topped with a cinnamon streusel and a vanilla glaze. It has a crunch on top with a super soft cake!
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Ingredients
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed light or dark
- 1/4 cup White granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 9 TBSP Unsalted butter, melted
Cinnamon Filling
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa powder, you won't taste it, it makes the filling a little darker.
Banana Bread
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup White granulated sugar
- 2 Large eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup Sour cream, room temperature
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 3 Medium over ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 2 TBSP Milk
Instructions
Cinnamon Crumb Topping
- In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, salt, flour, and melted butter with a fork until it clumps up. Place in the fridge while you make the rest of the cake.1/2 cup Brown sugar, 1/4 cup White granulated sugar, 1 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp Salt, 1 cup All-purpose flour, 9 TBSP Unsalted butter
Cinnamon Filling
- In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder together. Set aside.1/2 cup Brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa powder
Banana Bread
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9X9-inch square pan with baking nonstick spray. Line the bottom and sides with parchment paper and spray again.
- In a large bowl, mix the melted butter (make sure it is cooled to room temperature), brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, eggs, sour cream, and mashed bananas (mash these well before adding to the bowl). Use a whisk to mix until combined and smooth.1/2 cup Unsalted butter, 1/2 cup Brown sugar, 1/4 cup White granulated sugar, 2 Large eggs, 1/4 cup Sour cream, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 3 Medium over ripe bananas
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix this in until just combined.2 cups All-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp Baking soda, 1/2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Baking powder
- Pour half of the banana batter into the pan and smooth using a rubber spatula. Sprinkle the cinnamon filling evenly on top of the batter. Spread the rest of the banana batter on top of the filling.
- Pull the cinnamon topping out of the fridge and use your hands to break up the big clumps before sprinkles on evenly on top of the batter.
- Bake for 41-26 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake sit on the hot pan for 10 minutes. Transfer the cake to a cooling rack by holding on to the parchment paper on the sides to lift it out of the pan.
Vanilla Glaze
- Mix in a small bowl, mix the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Add a little bit of milk at a time and mix until it is pourable.1 cup Powdered sugar, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 2 TBSP Milk
- Pour the glaze on top of the cooled cake.
Notes
Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cake.
High altitude baking- Add an extra 2 TBSP of flour.
Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking.
Calories: 306kcal, Carbohydrates: 53g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 162mg, Potassium: 66mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 27g, Vitamin A: 401IU, Vitamin C: 0.05mg, Calcium: 49mg, Iron: 1mg
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The best coffee cake!
My family loved this coffee cake. I did not add the glaze as I thought it was sweet enough with the streusel topping. I used a 9 inch square springform pan and didn’t gave to use any parchment paper as I used a baking spray before I added the first layer of batter.
Can I make this as a bundt cake if I double the recipe?
This was amazing, I am gluten free and I subbed King Arthur’s measure for measure and it was delish. No one knew it was gluten free
Absolutely loved this recipe!! It will be my new “go-to” from now on.
Could this be made in a bundle pan? Also can it be frozen before the glaze goes on and glazed after thawing it??
Yes it can!
I cannot go back to plain ol’ banana bread after this. So, so tasty and moist and the crumb topping is perfection. I didn’t use the glaze but it’s hard to imagine any adornment that could make this much better. I rarely comment on internet recipes after I’ve made them, but this deserved some kudos!
Unfortunately I didn’t thoroughly read your notes, which said to use a 9×9 pan. So I used an 8×8 pan, per the recipe. It just came out of the oven. It smells delicious. I’m hoping it still comes out okay.
Thank you for that note. That was an error on my part I went in and fixed it. I hope it tasted good!
It was delicious! I didn’t get around to putting the glaze on it, but will next time. Thanks for making the pan size correction.
I totally loved this bake,so did my family and colleagues thank you so much for sharing your recipes with us
This banana bread coffee cake was amazing!! As a fellow baker, I love trying other bakers’ recipes & this one was superb. I have a gas oven, which made my cooking time longer, but it didn’t impact the flavor at all. I didn’t do the icing since my son can’t do dairy & I didn’t have any non-dairy milk on hand, but we still ate every last crumb. Seriously, we scraped the crumbs from the bottom of the pan & devoured them.
Absolutely delicious! Crispy crumb topping and soft flavorful cake. Made this recipe with my 5 year old and he loves it!
Hi, Stephanie! This recipe sounds absolutely delicious and we have a couple of bananas past their “best before.” My boyfriend only has a Pyrex dishes. Would I be able to use them?
Thank you so much 🙂
It is possible to bake in pyrex dishes, however, it won’t bake correctly and could spill out in the oven.
Can’t you put the crumb topping on the bottom before u had batter to the Bundt pan, seminars that would be easier to do then put the glaze on top of it
I am not sure when to add the “ 1/4 cup Unsalted butter melted for topping the cake” based on the directions…is this after you sprinkle on the crumb topping?
It is before you sprinkle the topping. So it helps it to stick to the cake.
So does the melted butter go on before the glaze? I think there is a mistake In the recipe.
Hello!
I realized when I was writing the recipe I thought I needed the melted butter to allow the crumbles to stick. But the glaze works just fine for that. I just forgot to delete it. I fixed it now. Just top with a glaze and the crumbles.
Thank you for your reply. My crumble is going into the oven right now!