How to Make Banana Coffee Cake with Pecans - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something truly special about the combination of bananas and coffee cake. The sweet, moist bananas blend perfectly with the crumbly, cinnamon-infused cake to create a delightful treat that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a mid-afternoon snack. And when you add a sprinkle of pecans on top, you take this classic recipe to a whole new level of indulgence.

Not only is the flavor combination of banana, cinnamon, and pecans utterly delicious, but this cake is also incredibly eas...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup superfine sugar
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1 ½ cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 9-inch square cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking dish.
  • Beat superfine sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating until each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Mix baking soda into sour cream in another bowl and stir into butter mixture until combined.
  • Stir bananas into butter mixture; add cake flour and baking powder and mix well. Stir in vanilla extract. Pour banana cake batter into prepared baking dish.
  • Mix pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl; sprinkle over cake batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    313 cal.

    • Total Fat: 16g
    • Saturated Fat: 6g
    • Cholesterol: 53mg
    • Sodium: 216mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 40g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 23g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 49mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 149mg

    Categories

    Coffee cake recipes