This moist Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake is the perfect way to use up those over ripe bananas. It's topped with a buttery streusel and drizzled with very vanilla drizzle.
I guess I'm on a coffee cake kick lately, because last week I shared Coffee Cake Muffins, and now Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake! Not that two recipes is a "kick", ha.
It's just got me thinking of coffee cake, and all the other flavors to toss in the batter. I had someone comment last week on the muffins, asking why they were called "coffee", when coffee wasn't even in the recipe.
Well, I honestly didn't have a valid reason, other than it's just a treat that you have, when you're enjoying your coffee.
I actually decided to look Google "what makes a coffee cake, a coffee cake" <-- Oh, come on, y'all don't Google random things? I do it all the time!
Anyway, so the answer Google gave me: "Coffee cake is a moist, tender cake that is usually topped with some kind of streusel topping and served alongside coffee or tea at breakfast. Coffee cakes stand apart from other cakes because of their streusel topping and because, although they might have a little glaze drizzled on top, they are not frosted."
There you have the "official" Google answer. And with that being said, I bring you Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake, because plain coffee cake just won't do sometimes!
The streusel on the top of this is thick, sweet, and crunchy. The vanilla drizzle is everything a drizzle should be and the center...OH, YES!
The center is a sweetened cream cheese, that just makes this coffee cake that more appetizing. Banana? Yes! This reminds me of banana bread on steroids. Seriously. I tossed my bananas into my stand mixer to "mash" them up, and this yielded smallish chunks throughout the batter, which in my opinion is exactly the way is should be.
If you love banana bread and coffee cake, this is the treat for you. If you aren't a fan of banana, I'd stay away from this, because even though it's not overpowering, you can totally taste the banana.
For even more banana flavor, you could swap the vanilla extract for banana in the recipe. It's totally up to you, and how much you like banana.
Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake ingredients:
- flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- cinnamon
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- bananas
- vanilla extract
- sour cream
FILLING
- cream cheese
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
STREUSEL TOPPING
- flour
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- butter
DRIZZLE
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- half and half
Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake faq's:
Can I add nuts? - Yes! Toasted pecans would be a great addition to this. I would add 1 cup chopped.
How do I ripen bananas quickly? Pop them in the 300 degree oven on a sheet pan, and bake for 15 to 30 minutes, or until their peel is black and shiny. Allow to cool before touching.
How do I make gluten free coffee cake? An easy swap with the flour, using a gluten free one to one baking blend.
How do I store Banana Coffee Cake? It will keep at room temperature on the counter, covered with plastic wrap for about 2 days. Any longer and you should put it in the fridge. Wrapped in plastic wrap, it will be good for up at a week.
Can I substitute the sour cream for yogurt? Yes! You can use a non fat vanilla yogurt, plain yogurt, or Greek.
What can I use instead of the half and half in the drizzle? You can use regular milk or your favorite milk substitute.
Can I make this dairy free? Sure! You can use any dairy free substitutions for the half and half, sour cream, butter, and cream cheese.
Love bananas as much as I do? Here are some recipes you may like:
Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake
This moist Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Coffee Cake is the perfect way to use up those over ripe bananas. It's topped with a buttery streusel and drizzled with very vanilla drizzle.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 3 medium/small or 2 large
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup sour cream
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel Topping
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons butter, cold, cubed
Drizzle
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons half and half
Instructions
Topping
- Mix together all ingredients, set aside.
Filling
- Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla together, until completely combined and creamy. Set aside.
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a fluted cake pan with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl attached to a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar for two full minutes, until nice and creamy. Add the bananas, and mix until just combined. Add the eggs and vanilla, Mixing until it all just starts to come together. Slowly add the dry mix in, alternating with the sour cream. Do not over mix. Once combined, remove 1 ½ cups of the batter. Pour the remaining batter into the pan. Spoon the cream cheese filling on to the cake batter, and carefully spread around. Top with the batter you removed, and spread to cover.
- Top with streusel and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack (in the pan) for one hour. Carefully invert the cake onto a baking sheet or large serving plate, and then flip over to the cooling rack, streusel side up. Allow to cool for 3 hours. Prepare the topping, and drizzle over the top. Serve warm or room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 400Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 400mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 1gSugar: 37gProtein: 5g
Alli Smith
That vanilla drizzle being poured over the crunchy topping has my mouth watering! OMG - your coffee cake looks amazing. I wish I had a slice for breakfast. Yum!
Amber Myers
I just love things with banana in it! Plus that cream cheese swirl would be tasty! I need to try this out for sure.
Joanna
You'd love this, for sure!
chubskulit rose
That looks like a great treat! I wish I can bake as good as you guys, unfortunately, I always fail lol.
Joanna
Baking is a science, but if you follow the directions to a T, you can totally bake too! 🙂
Ashley
My kids and I love coffee cake. I need to make this for us, yum!
Joanna
It's a winner! 😀
Sarah Bailey
Now this has my mouth watering I could most definitely do with a delicious piece of this right now with a nice cup of tea. there really is something about a good banana cake.
Joanna
I'd also love a slice of this right now! 😉
Heather
I can't believe in all my years of living, I've never had banana coffee cake. That combo sounds amazing!
Joanna
Time to change that! 😉
candy
We enjoy a good coffee cake. We always make a cinnamon swirl and adding the bananas and cream cheese just brings it to a new level.
Joanna
Totally! You'll have to give this one a try soon!
Melissa Chapman
Banana cake is always my favorite so this coffee cake would be a great one to make.. I don't bake much but this is a recipe I can't miss.
Joanna
You'll have to make this for the next special occasion. 🙂
valmg @ Mom Knows It All
That cake looks terrific. I love streuseland crumb cake. My Mom loves bananas. This would have been perfect to make her for Mother's Day.
Joanna
Now you'll just have to make it for a "just because day!" 😀
Kita Bryant
My kids will really love this one. They are huge fans of banana desserts. They get that from me!
Joanna
Bananas are totally tasty!
Tasheena
I’m a huge fan of coffee cake. This looks divine. Can’t wait to try and make this for my next brunch. I know my guest would love this recipe.
Jenn@Engineermommy
Banana is such an under-utilized ingredient in baking. This bread looks really tasty.
Joanna
Yes! I totally agree!
wendy
Love coffee cake, love banana, so therefore surely I would love this recipe. I have to try to make a GF version of this one too.
Heather
Ha ha! We don't have google, we have Alexa and I ask Alexa random things like that all the time. Today i asked her what is the hottest pepper in the world. I thought for sure it was Habanero. I was wrong. Your coffee cake looks amazing!
Joanna
I knew I wasn't the only one to ask random things! 😀 I thought it was habanero too...off to Google what it is!
Ricci
Oh yummy!! Now this coffee cake looks so good!! I need to try this asap!!
Karen Morse
I think it's amazing that you're sharing another recipe, I love coffee cakes and they're always so perfect with tea during the afternoon, while reading a good book. I can imagine enjoying this one! Thanks for the recipe and the little facts about coffee cake.
Alison Rost
Who wants to make plain coffee cake when you have this yummy looking thing in front of you! Love the recipe and I'd love to try and make it at home. That frosting is a winner as well! YUM!
Joanna
Right?! I totally agree with everything you said! 😉
Carol Cassara
I'd drizzle more than enough of that frosting. Lol. It looks so good and I would love to make this for us at home. I think it's something we'd enjoy.
Joanna
That drizzle is everything! lol. I usually end up making double. 😉
Shoshana Sue
You had me on moist! But unfortunately, my tummy gets inflamed when I eat bananas so I cant try this yum looking cake!
Joanna
Oh no! 🙁 That's a bummer. I understand though. There are certain foods that my husband can't eat for the same reason.