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.
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Servings: 0
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams