Banana bread done coffee cake style. Made in a bundt pan with a pecan crunch topping. Perfect for brunch – or anytime you want a little extra something with your morning cuppa.
Last week it was time to make something with bananas. I freeze them when they start to get too ripe, and every time I went to look for something in the kitchen freezer, they started falling out on me! I planned on making my Banana Bread. It truly is the last banana bread recipe you will ever need. It turns out perfect every single time. But I wanted to switch it up a bit, and decided to do a coffee cake.
How To: Freeze and Use Ripe Bananas
I feel like this recipe really does lean more toward the texture of a bread than a cake. So if light and fluffy is what you’re looking for, then this might not be it. BUT – if you are like me, and you can’t pass up a slice of ‘nanner bread, then you need to give this one a whirl!
BANANA BREAD CAKE WITH BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING Banana bread cake, frosted while it’s still warm with a delicious brown butter cream cheese frosting! Superb!
Sidebar — if it’s a banana cake you are looking for, you cannot go wrong with my Banana Bread Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting! Holy YUM!! That frosting alone is worth the effort. So darn good!!
Typically when I think nuts in banana bread, I think walnuts. Not sure why? I just think they go really well. For this one though, I made the crumble out of pecans, and threw a few of them inside, too. It worked out so good!
It gave the outside that bit of a “crust” to it. The perfect amount of sweet and spicy crunch. The inside though was perfectly moist and dense. I hope that the next time you find yourself with a few ripe bananas you give it a try!!
I bake with bananas a LOT. Did you know that anytime you are searching for a recipe here on my site, that you can just search an ingredient? That’s right. It doesn’t have to be precise, or the full recipe name. Click the search bar and type anything.
—>An Affair from the Heart’s Banana Recipes <—
BANANA BREAD PANCAKES These gourmet looking pancakes are simply made . Begin with Bisquick mix, add in ripe bananas and a few spices and you have this scrumptious stack of pancakes.
Before we get to today’s new recipe, here are a couple of other coffee cakes you may enjoy:
CINNAMON CRUNCH COFFEE CAKE Perfectly sweet coffee cake with a cinnamon crunch middle and topping made with pecans. Ideal with your favorite cuppa!
PUMPKIN SPICED COFFEE CAKE WITH BROWN BUTTER GLAZE Spiced coffee cake with pumpkin and walnuts, drizzled in a spiced brown butter glaze. The perfect way to start a fall morning!
FRESH RHUBARB CAKE This buttery cake made with fresh rhubarb and topped with a coconut cinnamon topping. Amazing flavor!
I also have some friends who make amazing recipes, and they shared their favorite coffee cakes with us today!
Ground Cherry Coffe Cofee Cake from PlatterTalk, Peanut Butter Coffee Cake from Hostess at Heart and this Blackberry Coffee Cake with Streusel Filling from Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish . Please pay them a visit and check out their delicious recipes!
Now what do you say we get to the Banana Bread coffee Cake recipe? 
Banana Bread Coffee Cake
Banana bread done coffee cake style. Made in a bundt pan with a pecan crunch topping. Perfect for brunch - or anytime you want a little extra something with your morning cuppa.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup) softened
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- For the topping:
- 2 heaping Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 heaping cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Notes
Recipe adapted from Genius Kitchen
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 276Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 113mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 4g
Nutrition isn't always accurate.
If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela
Michelle says
I have been looking for this cake for awhile, my Mom used to make it for me and lost it. She will be so excited when I show her that I found it on here ? ?
Thanks for the Memories it will bring back!!
Michaela Kenkel says
Yay!! That always makes me feel so good when something I share brings back good memories!
Jovane says
I tried the recipe and it’s amazing! Thanks for sharing ?
Michaela Kenkel says
I am thrilled you loved it!
Donna Gasquet says
I loved the ease of putting this bundt together…the flavour profile/spice ratio…BUT I wonder if there is a way to ‘re-moisten’ the finished bundt if I, perhaps mistakenly, did ‘t think it looked ‘done’ enough…and added ten minutes to the bake time? I kinda resent that I did leave it in the oven longer…Could I poke a few holes in it and add a tad of an orange juice or maple syrup hydration element?! It tastes wonderful, but I received a couple of comments from the peanut gallery about it being a tad dry for their palates…Aargh.
Michaela Kenkel says
Donna – the mashed bananas in the cake can make the doneness a little deceiving. If you add OJ or maple syrup to it, it will definitely change the flavor — how about serving with warm with some butter, maybe?