Banana Coffee Cake With Streusel Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cups bananas, ripe and mashed
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules, mixed with
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 grease and flour 9 1/2 x 4 inch tube pan.
• 3 stir chopped chocolate, brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon in small bowl.
• 4 stir till blended, set aside.
• 5 sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 cream butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer till light and creamy.
• 8 add sugar gradually.
• 9 when mixture is fluffy, add egg 1 at a time.
• 10 beat in mashed bananas, coffee and buttermilk.
• 11 add in dry ingredients and blend well.
• 12 pour half of batter in prepared tube pan.
• 13 sprinkle half of the streusel topping.
• 14 repeat with remaining batter ending with streusel topping.
• 15 bake banana coffeecake about 45 minutes.
• 16 till tester comes out clean when dipped in the center.
• 17 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 18 slice and serve warm.
• 19 deeeelicious!