Father's Day Coffee Cake

6/16/14

     Whenever I come home for a special occasion or just a relaxing weekend, it seems like we are always diving into some Old World Bakery coffee cake on Sundays. When I was home for Father's Day this weekend, I noticed there wasn't a coffee cake sitting on the counter like usual =(. Good thing this daughter likes to cook! This gave me a chance to whip up a delicious coffee cake recipe and celebrate my kind, smart, funny, and wonderful Dad! If you have a big sweet tooth, this is a recipe you need to try=).

Banana Crumble Coffee Cake

Ingredients:
 Cake Batter
2 Cups Flour
3 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Salt
3 Ripe Bananas
1/2 Cup Butter, Room Temperature
2 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla
1 Cup Milk

Crumb Filling
1/2 Cup Cold Butter (sliced up)
1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
1 Cup Flour

Glaze Topping
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2. In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a larger bowl, mash the bananas until they look similar to chunky applesauce.

4. Mix in butter and then stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla until thoroughly mixed. 

5. Next, add in the milk and flour and stir until combined.

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6. For the crumb filling, add sliced butter, light brown sugar, and flower to a bowl. Using your hands, mix all of the ingredients together to create a crumble consistency. The butter needs to be cold in order to do so!

7. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Pour half of the batter into pan. Sprinkle half of the crumb filling on top of the first layer. 

8. Next, pour remaining batter into the pan. Take the crumble mixture and add it to the top in order to fully cover the dish.

9. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 1 hour.

10. In the meantime, mix the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. When the coffee cake is out of the oven and has cooled for a bit, feel free to start drizzling the glaze over the cake.

11. Time to slice the cake! (and make sure you serve it to your Dad first ; ))

Happy Father's Day, Dad! I Love You!