Description
Banana Cake with a Nutty Crumble Topping is a moist, spiced banana cake topped with a buttery pecan crumble. It’s perfect for using up ripe bananas or serving as a cozy dessert or afternoon tea treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g butter, at room temperature
- 140 g (2/3 cup) caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2–3 ripe bananas)
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 250 g (1 2/3 cups) self-raising flour, sifted
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) milk
- 75 g (1/2 cup) plain flour
- 50 g (1/3 cup) self-raising flour
- 70 g (1/3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 100 g cold butter, finely chopped
- 50 g pecans, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 20 cm square cake pan with oil and line the base and sides with baking paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and caster sugar with electric beaters until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating until combined. Mix in the mashed banana and mixed spice until smooth.
- Fold in the self-raising flour alternately with the milk using a large metal spoon until the batter is smooth and well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- To make the crumble topping, combine both flours, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Rub in the cold butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the chopped pecans.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the cake batter.
- Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas for best flavor.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- This cake can be served warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 405
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg