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    Home » Features » Chocoholics, Unite!

    Banana Coffee Cake

    Published: Jun 22, 2009 · Modified: Dec 18, 2016 by Ashley

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    This is by far one of the best desserts I've ever made! I had a few bananas that were on their way out, so I decided to look through my collection and try something new. This was a major winner! It's like banana bread to the extreme! The chocolate chips just melt in your mouth - assuming you're impatient like me and you don't let it fully cool off before diving in. I'll definitely be making this many, many more times in the future!

    Banana Coffee Cake

    Close-up of a slice of banana coffee cake.

    Banana Coffee Cake
    Bon Appétit 2003

    1 ¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips
    ⅔ cup (packed) golden brown sugar
    ½ cup chopped walnuts
    1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    1 ½ cups all purpose flour
    ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    ¾ teaspoon baking powder
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    ¾ cup sugar
    ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
    1 large egg
    1 ⅓ cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 3 large)
    3 tablespoons buttermilk

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan. Stir chocolate chips, brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in small bowl until well blended; set streusel aside. Sift all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, room temperature butter, and egg in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in mashed bananas and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients and blend well.
    Spread half of batter (about 2 cups) in prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel. Repeat with remaining batter and streusel. Bake coffee cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool coffee cake in pan on rack.

    MacGourmet Rating: 5 Stars

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    Comments

    1. Denise

      June 23, 2009 at 6:50 am

      I am always looking for ways to use up old,blackened, sweet bananas. This looks really good.

      Reply
    2. Donna-FFW

      June 23, 2009 at 7:10 am

      Making this tomorrow..or today. Lovethis kind of coffee cake, bananas and chocolate chip combo is my favorite.

      Reply
    3. finsmom

      June 23, 2009 at 11:44 am

      I don't make coffee cake nearly as often as I should - so pretty and tasty!

      Reply
    4. Megan

      June 23, 2009 at 12:11 pm

      This looks awesome. I'm trying to make up some recipes to freeze for an upcomming camping trip and this looks perfect.

      Reply
    5. Hannah

      June 23, 2009 at 1:28 pm

      I'm drooling over here! That crumb topping, those chocolate chips... How did you know that this is exactly what I've been craving all week?! 😉

      Reply
    6. Delectable Dining

      June 24, 2009 at 6:20 pm

      This looks great! I might have to hide my bananas so that the ripen up enough to make this! 🙂

      Reply
    7. Ashley

      June 24, 2009 at 9:37 pm

      Megan - let me know how it freezes!

      This has been great reheated in the microwave for the last few times I've felt snacky! As soon as I saw the bananas start to turn, I just knew I had to try this one out! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Brandon W

      June 25, 2009 at 9:21 am

      This looks awesome.

      Reply
    9. Tiff

      June 25, 2009 at 9:32 am

      This is my favorite recipe for Banana Bread. I use it all the time. Yours looks great!

      Reply
    10. The Douglas & Lydia Stewart Clan

      June 25, 2009 at 3:55 pm

      Wow- that looks like a winner for coffee cake! Way to go!

      Reply
    11. MissKitty

      July 07, 2009 at 11:58 am

      This was a very easy recipe to make plus I had all the ingredients on hand so I didn't need to run to the store first!

      The cake is VERY decadent in a good banana/chocolate sort of way! Yummy!!!

      Reply
    12. Miranda

      August 01, 2009 at 7:27 am

      I totally want to make this...maybe tonight or tomorrow.
      I just made monkey bread, but it is almost gone.

      Reply
    13. wdziedzic

      October 10, 2009 at 10:05 pm

      I read your blog all the time and I always want to try the recipes. This morning I finally got to it and tried this one and the pumpkin biscuits with orange honey butter. I loved them both!! I can't wait to keep trying out the rest. Thanks so much!

      Reply
    14. Ashley

      October 16, 2009 at 12:03 am

      So glad you liked them! Thanks for stopping by and for trying some of the hits! 🙂

      Reply

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