This delicious, soft, and light banana bread coffee cake is perfect for any time of year. The homemade streusel topping will have you reaching for another slice before it even finishes baking!

banana bread coffee cake with cream cheese stuffing

Coffee Cake Banana Bread Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

2 ¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
1 tablespoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
1 ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon

Wet Ingredients

½ Cup Butter / 4oz
2 Whole Eggs plus one yolk
1 Cup of Sour Cream
1 ½ Cups of Sugar
4 Bananas
Optional 2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract

Streusel Topping

½ Brown Sugar
⅓ Cup of flour
½ cup of Walnuts
4 tablespoons of Butter cubed, easier to mix
2 teaspoon Cinnamon More is ok

Icing Mix

1 Cup of Powdered Sugar
Juice of two lemons
Optional - ½ teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese Filling

8 oz package of Cream Cheese
¼ Cup of Sugar
⅓ Cup of Cake batter reserve
Optional 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract

Instructions

Begin with the dry ingredients. Sift the flour to remove any lumps. Combine the dry ingredients.

1 ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder

1 tablespoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Sea Salt1

¼ teaspoon Cinnamon

Begin with the dry ingredients. Sift the flour to remove any lumps. Combine the dry ingredients together

Next the wet ingredients. Combine using a hand mixer or stand mixer like a kitchen aid. Mix until you get to the ribbon stage. You'll see long lines in the batter.

½ Cup Butter / 4oz

2 Whole Eggs plus one yolk

1 Cup of Sour Cream

1 ½ Cups of Sugar

4 Bananas

Optional 2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract

How To Ripen Bananas In The Oven Quickly

Using a cookie sheet, lay out each banana, giving room between each banana. Roast in a preheated oven of 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Then, make a long cut up and down the length of the banana to remove once it is cooked.

While the bananas are hot, add them to the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients. I find working with the hot bananas combined mix together better and creates a smoother batter texture.

I find working with the hot bananas combine mix in together better and creates a smoother batter texture.

Here's an opportunity to add texture. I usually suggest using what you like. I chose to add walnuts. They are softer to the bite and considered traditional for a banana bread recipe.

½ Cup of Walnuts

Here's an opportunity to add texture. I usually suggest using what you like. I chose to add walnuts. They are softer to the bite and would be considered traditional for a banana bread recipe.

Using a springform pan or any other cookware you like, cover it with butter to help prevent sticking.

Using a springform pan, or any other cookware you like using, cover with butter to help prevent sticking.

Then, spread around enough flour to cover the springform pan.

Whip up the cream cheese filling. Mix the following ingredients until smooth.

8 oz package of Cream Cheese
⅓ cup of Sugar
⅓ cup of Cake batter reserve
Optional 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract

Pour the banana bread coffee cake batter into the prepared springform pan using half of the batter. I like using just a little bit less than half to make sure there's enough to cover the top layer.

Then add in the cream cheese filling layer, making sure not to spread it all the way to the edges.

Pour in the banana bread coffee cake batter into the prepared springform pan using half of the batter. I like using just a little bit less than half to make sure there's enough to cover the top layer.

Next, add the remaining banana bread coffee cake batter on top of the cream cheese layer and spread it all the way to the edges. Try to make the coffee cake as level as you can.

Coffee Cake Streusel Topping

What's the best part of a coffee cake? No, not coffee silly; it's the streusel topping. Brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon come together into a crisp crust on top.

Use a food processor or crush the inside of a large plastic bag. Combine all ingredients listed below. Mix well, but not into a powder; you want some texture and lumps of butter.

½ Brown Sugar
⅓ Cup of flour
½ Cup of Walnuts
4 tablespoons of Butter cubed, easier to mix
2 teaspoon Cinnamon More is ok

Using a food processor or crush inside of a large plastic bag. Combined all ingredients listed below. Mix well, but not into a powder

Top the banana bread coffee cake with the Streusel before baking.

Cover the banana bread coffee cake with the Streusel

Bake in a preheated oven at 350-degree oven for around 1 hour or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed cleanly.

Banana bread coffee cake on platter with one slice missing

Icing Coffee Cake Banana Bread

Use a cup with a pouring edge to control the stream of icing as you design your banana bread coffee cake. I've learned over the years I like more icing closest to the middle of the coffee cake. This gives a great bite of icing closer to the tip of the cake, ie, the first bite your company/guests will be tasting.

Use a cup with a pouring edge to control the stream of icing as you design your banana bread coffee cake. I've learned over the years you want more icing closest to the middle

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