BANANA STREUSEL CAKE

BANANA STREUSEL CAKE – Chocolate and banana are a winning combination in this delicious cake! It has a chocolate streusel topping and filling tucked inside a buttery, tender crumb fragrant with sweet bananas.

When I think of bananas I always think of dessert. That’s where the world’s most portable fruit belongs. In all the cakes and pies.

It’s one of my favorite flavors especially when chocolate, cinnamon and walnuts are added to the equation. It’s a win-win.

The streusel is made of mini chocolate chips, walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. There’s a gooey ribbon of it running through the cake and a generous amount on top too.

If you’re staring down a few brown bananas then it must be fate.

BANANA STREUSEL CAKE

Chocolate and banana are a winning combination in this delicious cake! It has a chocolate streusel topping and filling tucked inside a buttery, tender crumb fragrant with sweet bananas.

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 35

Total Time 1

Author Olivia

Ingredients

1 + ¼ cups mini chocolate chips about 8 ounces
⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 + ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup sugar
½ cup 8 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
1 large egg
1 + ⅓ cups very ripe mashed banana about 3 large
3 tablespoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour or line with parchment an 8x8 -inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl stir the chocolate chips, brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon together in small bowl until well blended.
In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
In another large bowl beat the sugar, butter and egg together on medium speed until light and fluffy about 3 minutes.
On low speed beat in the mashed banana, buttermilk and vanilla.
Add the flour mixture all at once and beat on low speed until well combined.
Spoon just a little more than half the batter into the pan and spread it out. Sprinkle with half of the streusel.
Repeat with the remaining batter and streusel.
Bake about 45 minutes or until a toothpick in center comes out clean - melted chocolate is ok but wet batter is not.
Cool on a wire rack and cut into squares.