BANANA COFFEE CAKE

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BANANA COFFEE CAKE

Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Serves: 12 servings 

INGREDIENTS

CINNAMON WALNUT STREUSEL

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

4 tablespoons cold butter, cubed

BANANA CAKE

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup mashed bananas

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups sour cream 

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup Reserved Batter (see instructions)

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

VANILLA GLAZE

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

Garnish (optional)

Mini chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray all inside surfaces of a 16 cup/10-inch nonstick tube pan with nonstick cooking spray WITH FLOUR or grease and flour the inside of your pan. Set aside.

2. Cinnamon Walnut Streusel: Add walnuts to your food processor and pulse 3 times. Add flour, brown sugar and cinnamon and pulse a few times to combine. Sprinkle cold butter over top and pulse until the walnuts are chopped and the mixture resembles small pebbles. (You may also combine in a bowl and cut butter in by hand). Set aside in the refrigerator.

3. Cake: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.

4. Using a stand or hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy on medium high speed, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears after each egg. Mix in vanilla and bananas until just until combined.

5. Gradually add flour mixture to banana/butter mixture in thirds, alternately with sour cream in between each third. Beat until just combined. Measure out 1/4 cup batter and set aside for cream cheese filling. Stir chocolate chips and walnuts into remaining batter until just until combined.

6. Measure out 1 cup batter (to top cream cheese layer) and spoon the rest of the batter into the prepared pan.

7. To your now empty mixing bowl, add 1/4 cup reserved batter, cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat on medium high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over batter and gently smooth, but do not touch the sides of the pan. Spread reserved 1 cup batter evenly over filling (it will be very thin).

8. Tap pan on counter a few times to get rid of any air bubbles then sprinkle evenly with Cinnamon Walnut Streusel.

9. Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350° For until toothpick inserted comes out clean (without inserting in cream cheese). Let baked cake cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Gently invert cake onto a baking sheet, remove pan, and invert back onto cooling rack streusel side up. Let cool to room temperature.

10. When ready to serve, whisk Vanilla Glaze ingredients together in a medium bowl and drizzle over cake. Sprinkle cake with mini chocolate chips (optional)

You can store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

By Alotofrecipes in Desserts