Banana Coffee Cake
Description
A cross between chocolate chip banana bread and coffee cake, this moist banana cake is layered with chocolate chips and a brown sugar-cinnamon topping.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 1/2 cups mashed banana
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 large eggs, beaten
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1 cup sour cream
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1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl until well combined.
3
Combine sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add banana and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Mix in beaten eggs. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream.
4
Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking pan, sprinkle with 1/2 of the brown sugar mixture, and 1/2 of the chocolate chips; repeat layers once more.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.