This moist and delicious banana cake has a sweet cinnamon sugar layer complete with a crumbly topping and icing drizzle!

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What You Need to Make Banana Crumb Cake

• Butter
• Flour
• Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Ripe Bananas
• White Sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Milk
• Powdered Sugar

How to Make Banana Crumb Cake

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• Combine the crumb topping ingredients: 8 tbsp (1 stick) cubed cold butter, 1 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry cutter or a fork to form a crumbly topping. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mash 4 bananas until smooth. Add in the wet cake ingredients: 8 tbsp (1 stick) melted butter, 1 3/4 cup white sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
• In another bowl, whisk together the dry cake ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, and 1 tsp salt until combined.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and add 1 cup milk. Mix until well combined.
• Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle the top with a little less than half of the crumb mixture. Pour the remaining cake batter over the top, followed by the remaining crumb topping.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Let cool for a few minutes before adding the glaze.
• To make the glaze, combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• Drizzle over warm cake.

Tips for Making Banana Crumb Cake

• If you’d like to make a vegan version, just swap the butter for vegan butter, the eggs for vegan vanilla yogurt, and milk for soy/almond milk.

For More Recipes Using Bananas, Check Out:

• Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Banana Bread Overnight Oats
• Vegan Double Chocolate Donuts
• Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Brownies

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Banana Crumb Cake

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Crumb Topping

• 8 tbsp Cold Butter, Cubed
• 1 cup Flour
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon

Cake

• 4 Overripe Bananas, Mashed
• 8 tbsp Butter, Melted
• 1 3/4 cups White Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Milk

Glaze

• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. Combine the crumb topping ingredients: cubed cold butter, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix together with a pastry cutter or a fork to form a crumbly topping. Set aside.
3. In a seperate bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Add in the wet cake ingredients: melted butter, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the dry cake ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt until combined.
5. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and add milk. Mix until well combined.
6. Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle the top with a little less than half of the crumb mixture. Pour the remaining cake batter over the top, followed by the remaining crumb topping.
7. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Let cool for a few minutes before adding the glaze.
9. To make the glaze, combine the glaze ingredients: powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
10. Drizzle over warm cake.