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Banana Coffee Cake

Banana Coffee Cake

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  • Author: Liz Thomson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 16 pieces 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This vegan banana coffee cake is a cross between banana bread and a classic coffee cake! You get a soft, moist banana cake with a crunchy cinnamon streusel on top. It’s seriously SO good.

Ingredients

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For the cake:

  • 2 1/4 cups (270g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt
  • 2 teaspoons (8g) baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon (5g) baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup (195g) mashed very ripe banana (about 2 medium)
  • 3/4 cup (150g) light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup (78ml) avocado oil (or other neutral oil like vegetable oil)
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup (90g) chopped walnuts, or chocolate chips

For the Streusel:

  • 1/4 cup (50g) light brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons (45g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (30g) chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) avocado oil (or other neutral oil like vegetable oil)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line an 8” x 8″ baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Prepare the streusel. In a small bowl combine the sugar, flour, walnuts, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to distribute everything evenly.  Add in the oil. Use a fork to stir vigorously until everything is wet and forms crumbles. Set aside.
  3. For the cake, in a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to evenly distribute everything. Having the dry ingredients combined before adding to the wet ingredients reduces the amount of stirring needed which keeps a light and delicate cake.
  4. In a large bowl, combine the mashed banana, sugar, and oil. Use a hand mixer or whisk to blend until smooth. Dissolving the sugar in the oil and banana creates a lighter texture.
  5. Add in the almond milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and well emulsified.
  6. Add in the flour mixture. Stir until just smooth. Do not over mix.
  7. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
  8. Pour the batter into prepared baking pan and shake to level, pushing all the way to the corners as needed.
  9. Sprinkle the streusel over the top of the batter.
  10. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  11. Allow to cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing and allow to cool completely.

Find it online: https://iheartvegetables.com/banana-coffee-cake/