Ingredients
Streusel Topping
67 g granulated sugar
60g All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons (57g) butter, at room temperature, at least 65°F
Banana Cake
3 bananas, very ripe
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
150 g granulated sugar
½ cup plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
200g all purpose flour
55 g dark rye flour (or wheat)
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp kosher salt
Filling
80 g nuts coarsely chopped, toasted, such as almonds, walnuts pecans, optional
3 - 4 strips of cooked crunchy bacon, chopped, optional
50 g unsweetened dried coconut, option
60 g brown sugar
¼ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp cinnamon
Tools
9 square cake pan OR
9 circular cake pan
Directions
Streusel Topping
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
Step 2
Mix all ingredients in a bowl (using your fingers if needed) to create the texture of "wet sand." Set aside in the fridge.
67 g granulated sugar
60g All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons (57g) butter, at room temperature, at least 65°F
Banana Cake
Step 1
Line your pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
9 square cake pan OR
9 circular cake pan
Step 2
Add the melted butter, sugar, and bananas to a medium sized bowl. With a whisk, smash the bananas until they're mostly homogeneous, though a few chunks wont' be an issue. After mashing, continue to mix until all ingredients are combined.
3 bananas, very ripe
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
150 g granulated sugar
Step 3
Add the yogurt, eggs, and vanilla and continue mixing until well combined.
½ cup plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 4
Sift the dry ingredients directly into the wet ingredients. Mix with a spatula until just combined.
200g all purpose flour
55 g dark rye flour (or wheat)
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp kosher salt
Filling
Step 1
Mix the brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon together until well combined.
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp kosher salt
60 g brown sugar
Step 2
Make sure remaining toppings are chopped and ready to go.
3 - 4 strips of cooked crunchy bacon, chopped, optional
80 g nuts coarsely chopped, toasted, such as almonds, walnuts pecans, optional
50 g unsweetened dried coconut, option
Assembly and Baking
Step 1
Spoon about 1/3 of the cake batter into the bottom of the prepared pan and spread to cover. This is most easily done with an ice cream scoop, though you can just use spoons, too.
Step 2
Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar filling mixture evenly over the batter. Sprinkle on half your chunky toppings next.
Step 3
Spoon another 1/3 of the cake batter onto the toppings as evenly as you can (it doesn't need to be perfect).
Step 4
Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture, followed by the remaining chunky toppings, over the batter.
Step 5
Add the remaining batter and roughly spread to even it out.
Step 6
Top with the reserved streusel topping and bake for 35-45 minutes (I'm still testing this bake time, so the best thing to do is to check on the cake at about 30 minutes, then check every 5 minutes or so after that to ensure it doesn't over bake).
