Confession #122: Food distracts me… Maple Banana Coffee Cake
You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Confession #122: Food distracts me… Maple Banana Coffee Cake a try. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 190 calories, 3g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16. For 26 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people really liked this Southern dish. 30 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Bright Eyed Baker. If you have maple flavor, egg, banana, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a not so tremendous spoonacular score of 18%. Similar recipes are Confession #134: I need details… Peach Coffee Cake, Classic Banana Streusel Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze, and Confession #97: Food is ALWAYS on my mind…Challah.
Servings: 16
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
10 5/8 ounces (1 1/4 cups) mashed ripe banana (it can be a little chunky)
3 3/4 ounces (1/2 cup, packed) brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
8 1/2 ounces (2 cups, spoon and level) all-purpose flour
1 3/4 ounces (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons maple flavor*
2 ounces (1/2 cup) pecans (preferably toasted), finely chopped
2 1/8 ounces (1/4 cup) plain yogurt (lowfat is fine)
1/2 teaspoon salt
heavy pinch of salt
2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cubed and slightly softened
2 ounces (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
Equipment:
whisk
bowl
baking pan
oven
frying pan
toothpicks
Cooking instruction summary:
In a bowl, whisk together the chopped pecans, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until evenly combined. Add the butter and rub in with hands until the entire mixture is crumbly and slightly moist, with no big chunks of butter remaining. Chill in fridge while preparing the coffee cake batter. Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease an 8" square baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well-combined. Set aside.In a large bowl, combine the vegetable oil and brown sugar and whisk together until well-combined. Add the egg and whisk in until smooth. Add the yogurt and maple flavor and whisk in until the mixture is fairly smooth. Whisk in the mashed banana until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in until just combined; don't overmix! A few small specks of flour visible are fine as they should get mixed in as you transfer the batter to the baking pan.Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top in an even layer. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Step by step:
1. In a bowl, whisk together the chopped pecans, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until evenly combined.
2. Add the butter and rub in with hands until the entire mixture is crumbly and slightly moist, with no big chunks of butter remaining. Chill in fridge while preparing the coffee cake batter. Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease an 8" square baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well-combined. Set aside.In a large bowl, combine the vegetable oil and brown sugar and whisk together until well-combined.
3. Add the egg and whisk in until smooth.
4. Add the yogurt and maple flavor and whisk in until the mixture is fairly smooth.
5. Whisk in the mashed banana until combined.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in until just combined; don't overmix! A few small specks of flour visible are fine as they should get mixed in as you transfer the batter to the baking pan.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top in an even layer. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the batter.
8. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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