Cinnamon Sugar Banana Coffee Cake

This lightened-up cinnamon sugar banana espresso cake makes use of bananas and Greek yogurt to add flavour and moisture to a delicious cake that’s healthful enough to have the benefit of for breakfast!

There are two kinds of people on this world: cake people and frosting people. And I am most undoubtedly a cake people. Err… particular person.

It’s not that I don’t like frosting (okay, I kind of don’t like frosting); I merely don’t want it as lots as I like cake. That is the explanation I need muffins to cupcakes, whipped cream to buttercream, and why I’ll usually depart the frosting hanging out on the plate whereas I am going once more for an extra slice of cake — sweet carby doughiness merely makes me weak inside the knees.

And the humorous issue is that I’ve on a regular basis been this way — even once more inside the day when my sweet tooth was a complete heck of way more insatiable. I used to boast about how nothing was too sweet for me, and whereas I wouldn’t primarily say that frosting is too sweet, it was on no account my jam. A texture issue, presumably? I’ve on no account been large on cheesecakes for the same trigger.

Nevertheless points like muffins, cookies, donuts, brownies, and [minimally-frosted] truffles? Positive. Please. Thanks. MORE.

So what’s all that ought to do with as we converse’s recipe?

Properly, as we converse’s recipe happens to be a selected kind of cake. A espresso cake… which is a cake that you’d have the ability to serve with espresso (or tea) which can or couldn’t even have espresso in it (this one doesn’t).

Honestly, I do not know how it differs from a muffin or a quick bread other than the type of the pan you pour it in, nonetheless hey… it’s sweet, it’s doughy, it’s [frosting-less]and it’s eaten with espresso in tow — you’re not going to uncover me calling it out on naming factors.

You will uncover me repeatedly standing over my kitchen counter choosing away at “slivers, edges, and ugly gadgets,” though… all inside the establish of experimentation, clearly…

So let’s talk about deets, lets?

As with most of my totally different recipes, I made this another wholesome for you guys with out sacrificing on type, and I did that by means of using two of my favourite substances to bake with — bananas and Greek yogurt.

That combo is killer referring to lightening up baked gadgets whereas nonetheless defending them mushy, tender, and flavourful. Considerably killer. Nevertheless this recipe is considerably bit fully totally different in that it doesn’t title for together with mashed bananas to the exact dough. As a substitute, they’re sliced and layered between the batter and sprinkled with considerably little little bit of cinnamon and coconut sugar.

The result is a ridiculously mushy cake that tastes like bananas and cinnamon with refined caramel undertones. The exact banana slices add a nice caramelly actually really feel to the texture, and the cinnamon-sugar streusel topping is solely the icing on the cake. You might fully depart it off for individuals who don’t actually really feel like taking the extra step — the cake stays to be very good with out it — however it certainly undoubtedly gives a nice little improve to the flavour and texture.

Except for that, there’s not lots else to say along with bon appetit! I do know there’s just some further steps on this recipe than there are in my others, nonetheless don’t let that scare you — it couldn’t be less complicated, and the result is undoubtedly worth the extra 5 minutes.

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Cinnamon Sugar Banana Espresso Cake

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• Creator: Amanda @ Working with Spoons

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  Entire Time: 40 minutes

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  Yield: 9 servings 1x

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325F (163C) and put collectively an 8×8 (20x20cm) baking dish by lining it with a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving just some inches of overhang on the edges to allow for easy elimination. Spray the foil with cooking spray and put apart.
2. Put collectively topping by combining the entire substances in a small bowl and mixing properly. The texture could be crumbly and dry, so use your fingers for individuals who’re having trouble getting it to mix. Put apart.
3. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Put apart.
4. In a giant mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt. Put apart.
5. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the egg, Greek yogurt, almond milk, honey, and vanilla. Stir until completely blended. Add moist substances to dry substances and gently stir to combine. Do not over mix.
6. Pour half of the batter into your prepared pan, using a spatula to unfold it out evenly. It might appear to be there’s not enough in there, nonetheless it will rise pretty a bit when it bakes.
7. Lay half of the sliced bananas (so, 1 banana) all through the best of the batter. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture (not the topping!) over the bananas, and repeat with the remaining batter, bananas, and cinnamon-sugar. Lastly, sprinkle the topping on the very excessive, spreading it out evenly.
8. Bake for 25 minutes, until topping begins to point out golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clear. Allow to sit back in pan for about 20 minutes sooner than eradicating and allowing to finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Notes

* could be subbed with brown sugar. ** could be subbed with agave nectar or maple syrup.

• Prep Time: quarter-hour
• Put together dinner Time: 25 minutes

Looking out for further recipes using Greek yogurt? Try one amongst these!

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