banana streusel coffee cake

Name: Banana Streusel Coffee Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## STREUSEL TOPPING; 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) quick or old-fashioned oatmeal (not instant); 1 cup(s) packed light brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1 stick(s) cold butter, cut into small pieces; ## CAKE BATTER; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1 stick(s) butter, softened; 1-1/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup(s) mashed bananas (about 3 small); 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon

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Lisa Myrick

Wilmington, NC

Updated on Feb 19, 2014

This coffee cake is moist and tender, with a subtle banana flavor. My family loves the oatmeal streusel topping. If you like nuts in your topping, stir in a cup of chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts after cutting the butter into the dry ingredients. It's delicious while still warm, but the banana flavor intensifies if allowed to cool several hours. Also, for a different variation, I sometimes add a cup of chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts to the batter and frost with cream cheese frosting in place of the streusel.

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

STREUSEL TOPPING
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick or old-fashioned oatmeal (not instant)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 stick cold butter, cut into small pieces
CAKE BATTER
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
1-1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 small)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How To Make banana streusel coffee cake

Step 1

For the topping, combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse into small moist crumbs (or cut butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender or even with your fingers). Refrigerate while preparing cake batter.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan and set aside.
Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 4

Add the bananas and vanilla extract.
Step 5

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Step 6

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly and smoothing top.
Step 7

Evenly sprinkle the topping onto the batter.
Step 8

Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. It took 33 minutes in my oven. Cool on a wire rack for at least an hour before cutting. Enjoy!!!
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