Banana Crumb Cake

5 from 1 vote

Banana crumb cake is a deliciously tender banana cake with a crumble topping. Think of it as a banana bread coffee cake. It's a huge crowd pleaser and one of my new favorite things to make when I have overripe bananas sitting out on my kitchen counter. I love any excuse to have cake for breakfast and in my mind, this is a delicious way to do so with a nice hot cup of coffee to accompany it!

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Total Time1 15

Course: breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana cake, Breakfast cake, Brunch recipes, Coffee cake, Crumb cake, Streusel cake

Servings: people

Calories: 370kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the banana cake:

1/2 cup butter melted (1 stick)
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
4 overripe bananas peeled and mashed

For the crumb topping:

1/2 cup butter cold and cubed (1 stick)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

For the banana cake:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the wet ingredients for the banana cake batter in a large bowl.
Add the flour and baking powder to the wet ingredients and mix to combine.
Peel and mash the bananas. You can use the back of a fork or a potato masher to do this. Once mashed, add them to the cake batter. Mix until it reaches a smooth consistency.

For the crumb topping:

In a separate bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix to incorporate everything together.
Cut the cold butter into cubes and add it to the dry mixture.
Using your fingers, or a pastry cutter, mash and break apart the butter pieces. Work them into the sugar/flour mixture until the butter pieces are very small and the mixture almost resembles wet sand or moist crumbs.

To bake:

Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Then pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the crumb mixture on top of the cake batter. You want an even layer of crumbs over the cake.
Bake for 45-55 minutes. Or until the center feels firm to touch and a toothpick or cake tester come out clean when inserted into the center.
Let cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

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