This lightened-up cinnamon sugar banana espresso cake makes use of bananas and Greek yogurt to add flavour and moisture to a delicious cake that’s healthful enough to have the benefit of for breakfast!
There are two types of people on this world: cake people and frosting people. And I am most positively a cake people. Err… particular person.
It’s not that I don’t like frosting (okay, I type of don’t like frosting); I merely don’t choose it as lots as I like cake. Due to this I favor muffins to cupcakes, whipped cream to buttercream, and why I’ll usually depart the frosting hanging out on the plate whereas I’m going once more for a further slice of cake — sweet carby doughiness merely makes me weak throughout the knees.
And the humorous issue is that I’ve on a regular basis been this trend — even once more throughout the day when my sweet tooth was a whole heck of far more insatiable. I used to boast about how nothing was too sweet for me, and whereas I wouldn’t basically say that frosting is too sweet, it was under no circumstances my jam. A texture issue, maybe? I’ve under no circumstances been large on cheesecakes for the same trigger.
Nonetheless points like muffins, cookies, donuts, brownies, and [minimally-frosted] desserts? Certain. Please. Thanks. MORE.
So what’s all that ought to do with as we converse’s recipe?
Successfully, as we converse’s recipe happens to be a particular type of cake. A espresso cake… which is a cake you’ll be able to serve with espresso (or tea) that can or may not even have espresso in it (this one doesn’t).
In truth, I have no idea the way in which it differs from a muffin or a quick bread aside from the type of the pan you pour it in, nonetheless hey… it’s sweet, it’s doughy, it’s [frosting-less]and it’s eaten with espresso in tow — you’re not going to uncover me calling it out on naming factors.
You will uncover me repeatedly standing over my kitchen counter selecting away at “slivers, edges, and ugly objects,” though… all throughout the title of experimentation, clearly…
So let’s converse deets, we might?
As with most of my totally different recipes, I made this yet another wholesome for you guys with out sacrificing on type, and I did that by means of the usage of two of my favourite parts to bake with — bananas and Greek yogurt.
That combo is killer with reference to lightening up baked objects whereas nonetheless sustaining them delicate, tender, and flavourful. Critically killer. Nonetheless this recipe is barely bit utterly totally different in that it doesn’t title for together with mashed bananas to the exact dough. Instead, they’re sliced and layered between the batter and sprinkled with barely little little bit of cinnamon and coconut sugar.
The result is a ridiculously delicate cake that tastes like bananas and cinnamon with delicate caramel undertones. The exact banana slices add a pleasing caramelly actually really feel to the texture, and the cinnamon-sugar streusel topping is just the icing on the cake. You’ll utterly depart it off in case you don’t actually really feel like taking the extra step — the cake continues to be great with out it — nonetheless it positively supplies a pleasing little improve to the flavour and texture.
Other than that, there’s not lots else to say along with bon appetit! I do know there’s quite a few additional steps on this recipe than there are in my others, nonetheless don’t let that scare you — it couldn’t be less complicated, and the result is positively value the extra 5 minutes.
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Cinnamon Sugar Banana Espresso Cake
Full Time:
40 minutes
Yield:
9 servings 1x
For the crumble topping:
For the cake:
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325F (163C) and put collectively an 8×8 (20x20cm) baking dish by lining it with a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving quite a few inches of overhang on the edges to allow for simple elimination. Spray the foil with cooking spray and put apart.
- Put collectively topping by combining all the parts in a small bowl and mixing successfully. The texture will in all probability be crumbly and dry, so use your arms in case you’re having trouble getting it to mix. Put apart.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Put apart.
- In an enormous mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt. Put apart.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the egg, Greek yogurt, almond milk, honey, and vanilla. Stir until completely blended. Add moist parts to dry parts and gently stir to combine. Do not over mix.
- Pour half of the batter into your prepared pan, using a spatula to unfold it out evenly. It’d appear to be there’s not enough in there, nonetheless it may rise pretty a bit when it bakes.
- Lay half of the sliced bananas (so, 1 banana) all through the very best of the batter. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture (not the topping!) over the bananas, and repeat with the remaining batter, bananas, and cinnamon-sugar. Lastly, sprinkle the topping on the very excessive, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until topping begins to point out golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clear. Allow to sit back in pan for about 20 minutes sooner than eradicating and allowing to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
Notes
* will even be subbed with brown sugar. ** will even be subbed with agave nectar or maple syrup.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Prepare dinner dinner Time: 25 minutes
Trying to find additional recipes using Greek yogurt? Try one amongst these!
Greek Yogurt Banana Bread
Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Blueberry Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
One Bowl Greek Yogurt Blueberry Banana Bread
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