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Banana Crumb Cake
Moist banana cake topped with a buttery brown sugar crumble and vanilla icing.
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- pan
- oven
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Crumb topping:
2
Combine, flour, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon (if using) in a medium bowl. Pour in melted butter and stir until moist crumbs form. Place in the freezer for about ⏱️ 10 minutes while you proceed with the cake batter.
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Cake:
4
Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle of the oven. Butter or spray a 9x9* baking pan.
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In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon (if using). Set aside.
baking soda1 teaspoonground cinnamon (optional)1 teaspoonteaspoon ground cinnamon1/2
6
Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar for two minutes, until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add mashed bananas and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary (the mixture might look curdled; that's ok).
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Add half of the dry ingredients, beating until combined. Add the sour cream, followed by the remaining dry ingredients, beating between each addition.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer. Top with the crumb mixture. As you're sprinkling the crumb mixture over the top, pinch some of it between your fingers to create larger crumbs.
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Bake the cake for ⏱️ 32-36 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake on a wire rack, then drizzle with icing.
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Icing:
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Whisk all ingredients until smooth. Adjust the consistency by adding more powdered sugar to thicken or more milk to thin. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts
calories
404 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
47 g
sodium Content
274 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
65 mg
carbohydrate Content
61 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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