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Banana Coffee Cake (Crater Cake)



This is a great recipe when you have extra bananas in the freezer and want something differant than muffins or loaves. I got this recipe from a community church cookbook and the page were this recipe is on is seasoned well with splatters and spills. Serve it up with some cinnamon whip cream and you have a simple tasty dessert ready for friends or family. It freezes well, I cut my cake into pieces and freeze it and then just take out as much as we need. (Usually it doesn't make it into the freezer.)

Cake:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 bananas mashed
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup sour milk (in bottom of cup add 1 tbsp. vinegar then top with milk)
Topping:
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
    1. Mix first 5 ingredients 
    2. Mix dry ingredients in seperate bowl. 
    3. Add the sour milk alternately with the dry ingredients to the banana mixture. 
    4. Place 1/2 the batter in a 9x13 pan and sprinkle with 1/2 of the topping.
    5. Repeat the layers and bake at 350 for about 35-40 minutes. Or until tooth pick comes out clean in center. (Watch carefully as each oven baked differently.)
    6. Serve with a generous dollop of cinnamon whipped cream.
    Whipped Cream:
    • 1 cup of whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons icing sugar
    • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
    1. In a cold bowl chilled in refridgerator with the beaters, Beat the cream mixed with desired amount of icing sugar and cinnamon until stiff peaks form. 
    Happy Baking....Enjoy

    17 comments:

    1. Oh another tasty cake from Charlotte. I have a bunch of bananas on my counter right now. . that will be perfect for this.

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    2. I love coffee cakes and I always add cinnamon to mine! Thanks for one more recipe for me to try, Char. I have bananas in the freezer so I'm good to go!

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    3. Wonderful. I just happen to have 3 bananas in my freezer!!

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    4. YUMMY!

      I have a bag, I'm not kidding, a grocery bag of bananas in my freezer.

      Guess what we're having! I'm so excited.

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    5. Terrific Char. I too love to keep a good coffee cake around although it usually does not make it to the freezer! A banana one is all the better!

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    6. I will be making this tomorrow. Yum. Thank you.

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    7. I love coffee cakes too! This one looks like a winner!

      I love your blog. I've copied many recipes of yours into my Recipe folder. Thanks! :)

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    8. I shall be giving this ago at some point this weekend. Yum!

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    9. Banana coffee cake looks wonderful...and I will be trying that out in my test kitchen!

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    10. Thanks for sharing your banana recipes.
      Those are always a favorite in our house.
      Something new to try.

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    11. This is in my oven right now and smells wonderful!

      Thank you Thank you!!!

      Leigh Ann

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    12. A must have recipe! I got this recipe from a friend years back, and she called it UBC Ponderose Cake. The only diference is that it calls for sour cream instead of sour milk and I've cut down a bit on the butter. I make it in a Bundt Pan. A cake you'll make again and again.

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    13. made this today in a bundt pan... delish!

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    14. I sent this to work with my husband and I got so many compliments on it, it was amazing. This is a keeper!

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    15. I made this cake last year and am only just getting around to thanking you for the recipe! It was very good.

      Sonya, Australia

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    16. My friends totally loved it!! This has been one of the easiest cakes I've ever baked. Thank you so much!

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    17. My friends totally loved it! This has been one of the easiest cakes I've ever made. Thank you so much!

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