Banana Streusel Coffee Cake

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This is a unique banana cake, as it has sliced bananas added instead of pureed, with a wonderful buttery streusel topping...a wonderful coffeecake to serve to guests or family.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 13x9 in ...

• ¾ cup butter , softened
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup half-and-half cream or 1 cup milk
• 4 cups flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 ½ cups sliced bananas

STREUSEL

• 2⁄3; cup packed brown sugar
• 2⁄3; cup flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ cup cold butter

Directions:

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan.
3. Cream 3/4 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
5. Stir in cream; mix well.
6. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed batter; mixing well.
7. Then fold in sliced bananas.
8. Spread mixture into prepared baking pan.
9. FOR STREUSEL: Mix together brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter, until mixture is crumbly.
10. Sprinkle on top of coffeecake.
11. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.

Reviews

[judych]

The cake had excellent coffee cake texture and the banana slices were a nice change from pureed; although i think i would make chunks next time instead of slices. The topping wasnt very crumb-y, it was more of a topping, but the taste and crunch were great. Thanks!

[Kohtzy]

I can not comment on the cake part of this recipe, but I did use the streusel topping to pair with the banana coffee cake Banana Coffee Cake. It was excellent, and I'm hoping to make the cake part next time as well. Thanks!

[PinkPanther]

Boyfriend loves this one! I don't like bananas, but he liked having all the chunks. He says its really sweet, but mainly from the bananas.