Banana Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Feb 03, 2012, Updated Jun 01, 2014
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This banana cinnamon streusel coffee cake is perfect for Sunday breakfast or a fast weekday breakfast. This cake is packed full of cinnamon flavor!
I don’t know about you but sometimes I get tired of banana bread. It seems to be about the only thing I make when I have extra ripe bananas laying around. Well, that and banana whip….and banana cake….and banana cajeta cashew ice cream. But that’s it. I swear.
So. I was out looking for a new banana recipe and I stumbled upon this little gem. I played around with the recipe and it turned out delicious! I honestly cannot stop eating it. Someone needs to pull me away. I’m about to pull a Miranda Hobbes and cover it with dish soap to stop myself from eating anymore.
Has anyone else ever been in this position?
So back to the cake. It’s full of cinnamon flavor, super moist and totally easy to whip together. I’m pretty sure you and your family will love it!
Banana Cinnamon Streusel Cake
This banana cinnamon streusel coffee cake is perfect for Sunday breakfast or a fast weekday breakfast. This cake is packed full of cinnamon flavor!
Yield: 9 inch cake
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup cinnamon chips
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter - room temperature
1 large egg
3 large bananas - mashed
3 tablespoons milk
Source: Adapted from Epicurious
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8x8 baking pan, or a 9 inch cake pan (I used a tart pan).
Stir together chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl sift together all purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer blend together white sugar and butter. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Beat in mashed bananas and milk. Add dry ingredients and blend well.
Spread half of the batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Repeat with remaining batter and streusel. Baking until tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 - 40 minutes. Cool coffee cake in pan.
I’ve tried to cover food w/ inedible things before. Or throw it away, under coffee grounds. Let’s just say, that means I’ve consumed inedible, used coffee grounds. Super.
Hahahaha like George Costanza (Seinfeld) when he ate the eclair from the “top” of the garbage can…haha 🙂
This is one of my favorite cakes. In fact, it’s probably my favorite. Except that I always add some mini chocolate chips to the streusel layer. Try it sometime! 😉 I discovered this post on SU for you!
Well, I feel dumb. I just looked at your photos again and you do have chocolate chips in there! For some reason when I first looked (even at the recipe), I didn’t see the chocolate. So yeah, THIS is my favorite cake! 😉
Ooh, this looks really yummy. Generally I hate bananas, except in banana bread. But I agree, banana bread gets blah after awhile. Adding this to my “things I’ll eat with bananas” list 🙂
I LOVE that episode of sex and the city! Eating cake out of the trash!! The cake is totally goregous
LOL “I’m about to pull a Miranda Hobbes and cover it with dish soap to stop myself from eating anymore.” ha ha ha ha – – the cake sure does look irresistible!!
I love streusel toppings on cake, this looks so good!
Hey just wondering what cinnamon chips are ? We don’t have them here in australia any ideas what could replace it!
Hi Soph! If you cannot find cinnamon chips (like chocolate chips but cinnamon flavored) I would just add more chocolate chips and maybe add another teaspoon of cinnamon to the streusel. Hope you enjoy the cake 🙂
I would not be able o stop either!
I have to agree, finding fun ways to enjoy bananas is a perfect idea! I love banana bread too, but sometimes you need a change up:-) Love the crumbly top, YUM! Hugs, Terra