Best Banana Coffee Cake
Let's try to make together a vintage recipe today. How about this Best Banana Coffee Cake from a vintage Better Homes & Gardens Quick Breads Cookbook- 1975 edition?
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 286kcal
Equipment
- Square Cake Baking Pan 9” x 9” x 2”
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- For the Cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2 ripe medium bananas mashed (1 cup)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Butter a 9x9x2-inch baking pan and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
- Add ¾ cup all-purpose flour and stir just until it resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve ½ cup for topping and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir into the butter mixture.
- Combine eggs, mashed banana, milk, and vanilla extract. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until well mixed.
- Spread in the prepared baking pan.
- Sprinkle with the reserved ½ cup crumb mixture.
- Bake at 375F for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow it to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1mg
