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Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake

Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake

Deliciously moist cake enriched with brown butter and layered with a cinnamon brown sugar swirl.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 slices
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • 8x8-inch square baking pan
  • Mixing Bowls
  • whisk
  • rubber spatula

Ingredients
  

Streusel topping

  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoon salted butter, very soft

Cinnamon sugar

  • 3 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder

Cake batter

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mashed banana from about 2 medium ripe bananas
  • ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • ⅓ cup full fat sour cream, at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoon unsalted butter, browned
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Vanilla glaze

  • ½ cup powdered confectioner's sugar
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, allowing the paper to hang over the sides about 2 inches for easy removal.
  • Brown the butter according to your preferred method.
  • Make the streusel by combining the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl, then adding the soft butter and rubbing it in until it forms crumbs. Cover and set aside.
  • Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder to make the cinnamon sugar mixture and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large mixing bowl, mix mashed banana and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg, sour cream, cooled browned butter, and vanilla, then mix well. Fold in the dry ingredients.
  • Spread two-thirds of the batter into the pan, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top, dollop the remaining batter, and spread gently. Top with streusel.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
  • Make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, milk, and cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle over the slightly warm cake.

Notes

For a thicker topping, double the streusel recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Banana Cake, Breakfast Cake, Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake, Coffee Cake, Dessert Cake, Homemade Cake
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