A timeless classic.  Improves with age.

This is a cake I reworked ages ago out of an old Pillsbury book.

Made it as directed but it had only a very faint banana flavor and it was pretty heavy on the cloves too.

So I increased the banana, cut down the cloves, played with the flour and leavenings till I got it perfect.  It was one of my husband’s favorite coffee cakes.

Perfect with a nice strong cup of black coffee!!

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Coconut Banana Spice Cake

Lovely warm spice cake perfect with coffee.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Course: cakes, Dessert

Keyword: banana cake, coffee cake recipe, spice cake

Servings: 12

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamom
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 cup mashed banana about 3
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup buttermilk OR sour milk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray or grease the bottom of a 13 x 9 -inch pan.  Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, spices and salt.  Cut in the butter until mixture has the consistency of small peas. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture to reserve for crumbs.
• To the remaining flour mixture, add the egg, buttermilk, banana, soda and molasses.  Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, mix the reserved flour mixture with the nuts and coconut.  Sprinkle on top of cake.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.Remove from oven and cool completely on rack.

Coconut Banana Spice Cake

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Nothing better.  Just add coffee.

This cake is so easy to prepare.

The different method here is the crumbs.  I don’t cut in cold butter.  I melt it, add sugar, then enough flour to form a crumb.  This way, the cold butter does not melt when baked and the crumbs stay as crumbs.  Learned this method ages ago from an old Taste of Home magazine.  The coffee cake was quite forgettable (it was some cranberry cake I think) but I never forgot the crumb making method.  Most times, my crumb toppings turned out looking like broiled toppings–where it forms a solid, one-piece sheet that crusts.  After learning to do it this way, my crumbs remain CRUMBS!

This is the pan I used for this cake–

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Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

This old fashioned crumb cake recipe creates coffee cake that is tender and moist, with the perfect sugar crumb topping.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brunch, cake recipe, coffee cake, crumb cake

Servings: 12 -16

Calories: 399kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 8 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 cups all purpose flour

Crumb Topping:

• 1/4 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 10 tbsp all purpose flour 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan. Set aside.
• Prepare crumbs by mixing all the crumb ingredients. More flour may be added until desired crumb density is achieved.
• Using a heavy stand mixer, place butter and cream cheese in the bowl and cream very well.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the milk, eggs and vanilla. Add gradually to the creamed mixture, beating until all liquid is incorporated. Add the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat until blended.
• Add the flour and the sugar, beating well and until mixture is fully incorporated and very smooth.
• Turn into prepared pan and even out batter. Distribute crumbs evenly across the top of the batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on rack to cool completely

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 664IU | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg

Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

 

Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

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