This post may contain affiliate links, which won’t change your price but will share some commission.
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
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
Denise says
I am always looking for ways to use up old,blackened, sweet bananas. This looks really good.
Donna-FFW says
Making this tomorrow..or today. Lovethis kind of coffee cake, bananas and chocolate chip combo is my favorite.
finsmom says
I don't make coffee cake nearly as often as I should - so pretty and tasty!
Megan says
This looks awesome. I'm trying to make up some recipes to freeze for an upcomming camping trip and this looks perfect.
Hannah says
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?! 😉
Delectable Dining says
This looks great! I might have to hide my bananas so that the ripen up enough to make this! 🙂
Ashley says
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! 🙂
Brandon W says
This looks awesome.
Tiff says
This is my favorite recipe for Banana Bread. I use it all the time. Yours looks great!
The Douglas & Lydia Stewart Clan says
Wow- that looks like a winner for coffee cake! Way to go!
MissKitty says
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!!!
Miranda says
I totally want to make this...maybe tonight or tomorrow.
I just made monkey bread, but it is almost gone.
wdziedzic says
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!
Ashley says
So glad you liked them! Thanks for stopping by and for trying some of the hits! 🙂