Spiced Banana Bread Coffee Cake

I adapted a recipe from Food Network Magazine a little bit. The extra spices and delicious topping were a big hit at home and at work. Ingredients in grams where possible for convenience.

Updated at: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:22:59 GMT

Ingredients

16 servings

Instructions

Make the cake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 sheets of overlapping parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, spices, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla, then beat in the bananas. With the mixer on low speed, beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.

Make the topping

Step 2

Combine the flour, brown sugar, butter, spices, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix with your fingers until clumpy and no dry bits remain. Scatter over the batter. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool in the pan.

Make the glaze

Step 3

Whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and 2 tablespoons milk in a medium bowl until smooth. Thin as needed with additional 1 tablespoon milk. Lift the cake out of the pan and drizzle with the glaze.