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
January 16, 2015 at 1:06 amMmm…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
January 19, 2015 at 3:18 amAh 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
January 20, 2015 at 9:31 amLooks 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
January 20, 2015 at 12:59 pmThis 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
January 23, 2015 at 7:31 pmoh this sounds so yummy and good perfect for the weekend
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Lou Lou Girls says
January 24, 2015 at 2:12 pmYou 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
January 24, 2015 at 6:37 pmThanks Emilie for sharing your delicious pecan coffee cake at Foodie Friends Friday!
Karly says
January 24, 2015 at 10:14 pmThis looks perfect for the weekend! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
January 25, 2015 at 10:50 amVisiting 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
January 28, 2015 at 7:48 pmYou 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
January 29, 2015 at 6:29 pmI 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
February 3, 2015 at 1:01 amAwesome 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
February 8, 2015 at 10:22 amI 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
February 13, 2015 at 10:05 pmLooks so delicious! I love baking with bananas
Holly E says
February 22, 2015 at 8:56 amMy family loves pecans and this recipe looks tasty. I can’t wait to try it!
Tammy Woodall says
April 12, 2015 at 6:54 pmThis looks so delicious. I’m passing this recipe on to my Mom. She’ll love it as well.
Dandi D says
April 18, 2015 at 12:01 pmBananas and pecans are two of my favorite ingredients to use for breakfast!
James Robert says
April 22, 2015 at 8:22 amHad 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
April 29, 2015 at 5:12 amThis looks so delicious!! What a great special treat to make my family this weekend at breakfast time!
Elisabeth says
June 26, 2015 at 11:00 amThis looks tasty! And a great way to use up your over ripe bananas, I seem to have a lot of those!
Rosie says
April 18, 2016 at 9:50 amI love any recipe with banana in it, and this coffee cake sounds soo good! It would be good for company, or just every day!