The Best Banana Bread Coffee Cake Recipe
This Banana Bread Coffee Cake is everything you love about a moist banana bread but swirled with cinnamon sugar and topped with a buttery crumble. Each bite is an explosion of cinnamon and banana flavor which pairs perfectly with the vanilla glaze on top.
Ingredients
Banana Bread Coffee Cake
- 3 medium Bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup Sour Cream, at room temp
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 8 tbsp Salted Butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Crumb Topping
- 8 tbsp Salted Butter, melted
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar, sifted
- 1-2 tbsp Milk, Whole Milk, Heavy Cream or Half&Half
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Prepare a square 8x8 baking pan by lining it with parchment paper and/or greasing with nonstick as needed. Set aside
- TIP: I recommend using parchment paper for easy removal after baking
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- First, let's make the banana bread cake mixture. To a large mixing bowl, add the mashed banana, egg, sour cream and vanilla
- Mix until combined
- Add the melted butter and both sugars
- Mix again until combined
- Add the dry ingredients and gently fold into the batter
- Transfer 2/3 of the batter to the prepared pan and spread in an even layer
- Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar mixture to cover the batter
- Next, spread the remaining batter on top in an even layer
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients to make the crumble topping until it creates clumps. It shouldn't be dry but moist crumbles
- Top the batter with the crumble, lightly pressing it down into the batter
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean or with just a few crumbs
- Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 1-2 hours
- Once cooled, use the parchment paper to remove the banana bread coffee cake easily from the pan
- Make the vanilla glaze in a small bowl then drizzle on top. Don't make this ahead of time as it will harden as it sits
- Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 310kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 45mg, Sodium: 169mg, Potassium: 137mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 28g, Vitamin A: 412IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 30mg, Iron: 1mg