Banana Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chip Streusel

Submitted by Bev I Am

"This recipe comes from Bon Appetit. Make sure you use very ripe bananas for this one to give it lots of flavor!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 8 ounces)
• 2⁄3 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 1⁄3 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 3 large)
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk

directions

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

Reviews

[RecipeNut]

Used very ripe bananas fot this one! Cake came out so moist and delicious. Lots of banana flavor! If you like chocolate , you are going to love this ; ) Thanks Bev!

 

[Gloria V.]

I refined this recipe to suit my 'chocoholic' Type Two Diabetic husband. 1 cup noshu sugar free chocolate baking chips (125g packet) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar skim milk instead of buttermilk (will try natural yoghurt next time) Baked in a 20cm X 5cm round baking tin He said, "I want this cake for my birthday every year". He'll be 81 in August 2020

 

[Baked Therapy]

This is a favourite, i make this a lot! It is amazing, and everyone loves to eat it! I tend to sub 3 Tbsp plain yogurt for the buttermilk, and it works just fine.

 

[Redsie]

Was missing a banana but made this anyway - great tasty cake! Didn't add any walnuts (allergies) - this is a perfect cake for somebody who has a sweet tooth! :yummy:! Added some banana flavouring I had and used mini chocolate chips. Next time would cut down on the sugar (to save a few calories!! ;). Thanks Bev! :)

 

[booper]

great easy recipe- i didnt listen and used not so ripe bananas- i could tell it really made the cake not as moist as it could be- but i will try again!! thanks Bev!!