Banana Streusel Cake Dessert - a-azmi health

Banana Streusel Cake

Ingredients

For the Streusel Topping and Center

• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Coarse salt
• 1 1⁄2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped toasted pecans

For the Cake

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• Coarse salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup coconut cream
• Squeeze of lemon
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3)
• 3⁄4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1. Make the streusel topping: Mix together the flour, 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or rub in with your fingers until small to medium clumps form. Mix in 1⁄2 cup pecans. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Make the streusel center: Mix together remaining 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 cup pecans.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1⁄2 teaspoon salt.
4. Beat the butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with coconut cream, beginning and ending with flour.
5. Spoon half the batter into pan. Sprinkle streusel center mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter.
6. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over batter. Bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely before removing from pan.