Banana Coffee Cake with a crumbly cinnamon walnut streusel topping and simple glaze. Super easy family breakfast for the weekend!
If you're a fan of Classic Coffee Cake,you're going to love this version!
Easy Banana Coffee Cake
This cake is SUPER easy to mix with a mixer or by hand in a bowl. It's the perfect pan of fluffy banana flavored heaven. It has the perfect crunchy walnut and cinnamon streusel on top, and a creamy vanilla glaze because WE CAN.
It's an easy weekend breakfast that everyone will love!
Ingredients Needed
Here's the basic list of what you'll need, most of them are pantry staple items!
- Bananas - overripe preferred
- Butter
- Sugar - brown and white granulated
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Sour Cream - or plain greek yogurt
- Baking Powder & Soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Walnuts
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
When I make this, I usually make it in my stand mixer and don't bother mashing up the bananas first. I peel the bananas and put them straight into the bowl and they get mashed as they mix. My older sister taught me that little trick and it saves me a couple minutes and a dirty bowl from mashing them up. I'll give you a few more tips for the best coffee cake ever. ⬇️ ⬇️
Instructions
Here's the trimmed down version of how to make banana coffee cake, the full printable recipe is found down below!
- Combine butter and sugars with an electric mixer and cream together until fluffy.
- Add in bananas (can add whole if soft enough to blend in) eggs, vanilla, and sour cream.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Mix together streusel ingredients and sprinkle on top of cake batter. Bake!
- Combine ingredients for icing and drizzle over cake when out of the oven. Slice and enjoy while warm!
PRO TIP: If your bananas are soft (ripe) enough, just break them into pieces and add them to the mixing bowl and let the mixer do the work of mashing them. It saves a few minutes and a dirty dish from mashing separately!
Tips for the Best Coffee Cake:
- Don't overmix the batter or the cake will get tough and chewy. Mix until just combined for soft cake.
- Use overripe bananas for the best flavor.
- Use baking powder AND baking soda. Without getting too sciency, it gives the cake the needed lift and fluffiness.
- Use sour cream or greek yogurt for a rich, moissssst (there is no other word okay) cake.
More Weekend Breakfast Ideas:
It's always nice to have a few extra breakfast ideas!
- Apple Cinnamon Scones
- Chocolate Overnight Oats
- Lemon Blueberry Bread Pudding
- Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
📝 Printable Recipe
Banana Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter (1-½ sticks)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream (or greek yogurt)
- 3 medium very ripe bananas (1-½ cups mashed)
- 2-¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
For the streusel topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter (1 stick) softened
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
For the glaze (optional):
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1-½ Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. If mixing by hand, follow along with instructions in a large mixing bowl. In stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add sour cream and mashed bananas (I peel them and put them straight into the mixer, they get mashed as they mix).
- In separate bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Pour into the wet mix and mix on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
For Streusel topping:
- In a medium bowl combine flour, brown sugar, softened butter and cinnamon and mix well. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle evenly over coffee cake batter.
- Bake at 350 F for 40-45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool 15-20 minutes before glazing.
- Mix together ingredients for glaze and put into a plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag and drizzle glaze over the cake diagonally one direction, then diagonally the other direction like a letter X. Enjoy!
Donna Carnrite says
Very good,nice and moist. I added a cup of oatmeal to the streusel topping. My husband loves them and so do the neighbors!