Banana Pecan Coffee Cake with Honey Buns Glaze is originally from the cookbook Big Bad Breakfast by John Currance. This light banana coffee cake is topped with a generous streusel topping and another layer of sweet glaze!
Cake:
· 1/3 cup granulated sugar
· 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
· 2 ripe bananas, mashed
· 1/4 cup sour cream
· 1 egg
· 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
· 1 tablespoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 cup milk
Streusel Topping:
· 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
· 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar (I use dark brown sugar in my recipe)
· 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
· 1/3 cup toasted chopped pecans
Honey Glaze:
· 1/2 cup powdered sugar
· 2 tablespoons honey
· 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
· 1 tablespoon milk
· 1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish. Set aside. (I baked my recipe at 350*, you can also line your baking pan with parchment paper for easy lifting/cutting for serving).
Combine the sugar and butter in a large bowl and cream together in an electric mixer with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, (about 5 minutes).
Add in the mashed bananas, sour cream, and egg. Mix until thoroughly combined.
In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
Add the dry ingredients into the banana mixture, then add the milk.
Beat until completely combined. Pour the batter into the prepared baking 8 x 8 pan.
For the Streusel Topping:
In another bowl, combine the flour, both sugars, and the cinnamon. (I added my pecans at this point or you can add on top after the streusel is distributed).
Add the butter – using a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingertips, cut the butter into the mixture until coarse crumbs form.
Sprinkle the topping over the batter, then sprinkle the pecans on top.
Bake until the cake is golden brown, about 35 minutes.
Glaze:
While the cake is cooking, make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, honey, vanilla, milk and melted butter.
Drizzle the cake with the glaze, then let it cool for 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
Coffee cake with last up to 2 days covered.