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!
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 306kcal
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.
Nutrition
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