Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake

Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake

This brown butter banana coffee cake is the absolute best! With sour cream banana cake, a swirl of cinnamon-sugar, and buttery cinnamon streusel, it's great for breakfast, brunch, or a little snack. It's one of my favorite recipes to make for bachelorette breakfasts, brunch parties, or the holidays!

Author: Sunday Table

Category: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: HARD

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time:

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 9 Slices

Calories: 585 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  •   - Extra firm tofu
  •   - Kohlrabi
  •   - Whatchamacallit
  •   - Reduced fat beef sausage
  •   - Pumpkin flowers
  •   - Alcoholic Malt Beverage
  •   - Sour Skittles Candy
  •   - European turbot fish
  •   - Reduced sodium saltine crackers
  •   - Meatless Bacon Bits
  •   - Ravioli cheese and spinach-filled
  •   - Stablefish
  •   - Chili Powder
  •   - Unsalted pistachio nuts
  •   - Yellow frozen sweet corn
  •   - Gluten-free pasta
  •   - Almond butter with salt
  •   - Fresh cooked ham

Instructions

Instructions

  1. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl. Whisk until the mixture is smooth and clump-free. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, and a pinch of Kosher salt.
  3. Drizzle the melted butter over the flour-sugar mixture. Using the tines of a fork, stir everything together until you have a thick crumble. Set aside.
  4. Line an 8×8'' metal baking pan with parchment paper. Then, grease with neutral oil or baking spray. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  5. Add the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and Kosher salt to a small bowl. Whisk until smooth. Then, place the bananas on plate or in a shallow bowl. Use the tines of a fork to mash the bananas until they're very smooth. Set aside.
  6. To make the brown butter, melt the butter in a light-colored pan over medium heat. After a few minutes, it will start to simmer and foam up. Stir constantly until the butter smells toasty and there are brown bits on the bottom of the pan, about 5 minutes. Immediately remove the pan from the heat and pour the butter into a large heat-proof mixing bowl. You should have a 1/2 cup of brown butter. Let it cool for about 5 minutes.
  7. Pour the sugar and brown sugar into the brown butter. Whisk together until you have a sandy mixture. Then, add the vanilla extract and eggs, whisking rapidly until the mixture is pale and thick, about 2-3 minutes. Next, stir in the sour cream and mashed bananas until it's thoroughly mixed.
  8. Whisk half of the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture, followed by half of the milk. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, stirring just until the batter is combined. Don't over-whisk or the cake will be dense!
  9. Carefully spread about half of the batter in bottom of the prepared pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the batter. Then, carefully spread the remaining batter over the cinnamon-sugar. (This can get a little messy, but do your best! It doesn't have to be perfect). Use a skewer to gently swirl the batter and cinnamon-sugar (don't over-swirl). Crumble the streusel evenly over the top of the cake.
  10. Bake the banana coffee cake, checking for doneness at 1 hour and up to 1 hour and 10 minutes. The cake is finished when it no longer jiggles and an inserted toothpick has just a few moist crumbs on it. Let the cake cool for 20-30 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!

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