I am a sucker for coffee cake. Really, what is not to love about cake that you can get by with eating in the morning without guilt? And it does happen to taste great with a warm cup of coffee. Last week I made this Banana Pecan Coffee Cake with my two year old. He begged me to bake because he loves being in the kitchen with me. I happened to have some over ripe bananas on my counter so it was an easy choice.
This coffee cake was a huge hit with my family. My sons Lucian and Wesley especially went nuts and were disappointed when it was gone.
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mashed banana
- ¼ cup plain yogurt (or vanilla)
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅔ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In medium bowl, beat butter and sugar until well mixed. Add eggs, vanilla, mashed banana and yogurt. Beat well.
- In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Stir together flour mixture with banana mixture, just until combined.
- Pour batter into greased 8"x8' square pan.
- Stir together chopped pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle over top of cake batter.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
The recipe creates a very soft cake that is similar to banana bread, but less dense. You can easily substitute sour cream for the yogurt and swap out walnuts for the pecans or skip the nuts altogether. I love to tailor recipes for my family!
If you love coffee cake recipes as much as I do, be sure to try this Pumpkin Coffee Cake.
I also highly recommend this Blueberry Coconut Coffee Cake found on my baking blog, Oh My! Sugar High.
Now you can have your cake eat it too, first thing in the morning!
Rebecca Orr says
Mmm…my mouth is watering over this delicious looking piece of heaven! I am definitely going to try this the next time I buy a few extra bananas ( to let them just sit and brown just for this recipe of course!!). I even have pecans in my baking cupboard which is rare since we usually scarf them down quickly!
Grace says
Ah YUM! Cake for breakfast – who can resist?! Stopping by from A Pinch Of Joy – would love for you to stop by my baking blog to say hello! 🙂
Kerby says
Looks great, wouldn’t last long in my house. A piece of warm banana bread with butter on it, heaven! Visiting from Kathe with an E 🙂
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Lori Hart says
This looks perfect! I found your recipe over at the Inspire Me Tuesday link party. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you would come over and share this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it! Here is the link http://bit.ly/1xR7OkE. Have a wonderful day!
angie says
oh this sounds so yummy and good perfect for the weekend
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Lou Lou Girls says
You always bring the most delicious things to our party! Thank you. Pinned and tweeted. We feel honored that you take the time to stop by our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
Thanks Emilie for sharing your delicious pecan coffee cake at Foodie Friends Friday!
Karly says
This looks perfect for the weekend! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
[email protected] in Pyjamas says
Visiting from Best Recipes and DIY Projects. I love coffee cake to and could eat it everyday, this version looks delicious! I would love for you to stop by and share this and other recipes with us over at Sweet and Savoury Sunday. Have a great day!
Beth R says
You had me at pecan. Since it is going to be really cold this weekend, I am going to have to try it out
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
I would love a slice of that right now!! It looks so good! THanks for sharing it with us at #FoodieFriDIY…hope to see you again at the party tonight!
nicole dz says
Awesome recipe for a breakfast treat, this is something that would make me want to get out of bed, I bet it is awesome with your morning coffee.
Karen Glatt says
I love Coffee Cake and need to make this recipe. It looks so delicious and easy to make. I have not made a coffee cake in a long time! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Elena says
Looks so delicious! I love baking with bananas
Holly E says
My family loves pecans and this recipe looks tasty. I can’t wait to try it!
Tammy Woodall says
This looks so delicious. I’m passing this recipe on to my Mom. She’ll love it as well.
Dandi D says
Bananas and pecans are two of my favorite ingredients to use for breakfast!
James Robert says
Had to pin this and think I’ll attempt to make on Sunday for my kids to take with them to theri Aunt’s. After church, they go there and seems they always have a dessert with pecans in it. They would all enjoy this and would be surprised I am the one to make it for them. Looks delicious!
Janet W. says
This looks so delicious!! What a great special treat to make my family this weekend at breakfast time!
Elisabeth says
This looks tasty! And a great way to use up your over ripe bananas, I seem to have a lot of those!
Rosie says
I love any recipe with banana in it, and this coffee cake sounds soo good! It would be good for company, or just every day!