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Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake

This is the most amazing Brown Butter Banana Coffee Cake! It has a delicious moist chocolate chip brown butter banana cake with a layer of cinnamon crumb streusel. There is both a layer of streusel inside the cake and crumbs on top, that is all made from the same mixture. The crumble streusel topping gives a perfect contrast of textures with its delicious crunch to the soft and tender crumb.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

CINNAMON CRUMBLE

  • 120 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 g dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 90 g butter room temperature

BANANA COFFEE CAKE

  • 90 g butter browned
  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 240 g overripe bananas
  • 100 g whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 40 g mini chocolate chips chopped dark chocolate

GLAZE

  • 60 g powdered sugar
  • 1-1 ½ teaspoon whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

CINNAMON CRUMBLE

  • For the crumble, add the all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar and cinnamon into a bowl and mix it together. Then add the butter, and either by hand, using a fork, or with an electric mixer, mix it together until a crumble structure, until there is no dry flour left. Set it aside while preparing the cake.
    120 g all-purpose flour, 200 g dark brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 90 g butter

BROWN BUTTER BANANA COFFEE CAKE

  • Preheat the oven at 175ºC/350ºF conventional oven and prepare a 23 cm/9-inch springform with parchment paper.
  • Start by browning the butter over medium heat in a frying pan. Once browned, pour it into a bowl and let it cool down slightly in the refrigerator while preparing the other ingredients. It doesn't need to cool down completely.
    90 g butter
  • Sift the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Mash the bananas and set it aside.
    240 g all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Add the brown butter and granulated sugar in a bowl and whisk it together with a hand whisk or in a stand mixer.
    150 g granulated sugar
  • At low speed, add the eggs one at a time until they are incorporated into the batter.
    2 eggs
  • Continue on a low speed, add ½ of the flour mixture and mix it in. Then add the mashed banana, whole milk and vanilla extract and mix it in.
    240 g overripe bananas, 100 g whole milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add the chocolate chips to the last ½ of the flour mixture and mix it together. Then add it to the batter and mix until just combined.
    40 g mini chocolate chips
  • Use a rubber spatula, give the batter a final mix, making sure everything has been combined.
  • Add half the cake batter into the prepared springform. Then gently sprinkle half of the cinnamon crumble in an even layer. Add the remaining cake batter and even it out. Finally top it with the remaining crumble.
  • Bake it for 45-50 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean. Once baked, let the cake cool. After 10 minutes, gently drag a thin knife along the edge of the cake to release the cake from the springform. Let it cool down completely on a wire rack.

GLAZE

  • Stir together all of the ingredients until smooth. Drizzle it over the cake and it’s ready to be served.
    60 g powdered sugar, 1-1 ½ teaspoon whole milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 342mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 2gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 2mg
Keyword banana cake, brown butter, chocolate chip, coffee cake
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