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 profit from for breakfast!
There are two kinds of people on this world: cake people and frosting people. And I am most undoubtedly a cake people. Err… particular explicit individual.
It’s not that I don’t like frosting (okay, I kind of don’t like frosting); I merely don’t want it as heaps as I like cake. That is the rationalization I need muffins to cupcakes, whipped cream to buttercream, and why I’ll usually depart the frosting hanging out on the plate whereas I am going as quickly as further for an extra slice of cake — sweet carby doughiness merely makes me weak contained within the knees.
And the humorous problem is that I’ve steadily been this vogue — at the same time as quickly as further contained within the day when my sweet tooth was a whole heck of much more insatiable. I used to boast about how nothing was too sweet for me, and whereas I wouldn’t primarily say that frosting is too sweet, it was in no way my jam. A texture problem, presumably? I’ve in no way been large on cheesecakes for the same set off.
Nonetheless components like muffins, cookies, donuts, brownies, and [minimally-frosted] truffles? Constructive. Please. Thanks. MORE.
So what’s all that should do with as we converse’s recipe?
Appropriately, as we converse’s recipe happens to be a selected kind of cake. A espresso cake… which is a cake that you simply simply’d have the ability to serve with espresso (or tea) which can or couldn’t even have espresso in it (this one doesn’t).
Honestly, I do not know the best way it differs from a muffin or a quick bread other than the form 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 parts.
You will uncover me repeatedly standing over my kitchen counter deciding on away at “slivers, edges, and ugly gadgets,” though… all contained within the arrange of experimentation, clearly…
So let’s talk about deets, lets?
As with most of my fully completely totally different recipes, I made this one different healthful for you guys with out sacrificing on form, and I did that by way of using two of my favourite substances to bake with — bananas and Greek yogurt.
That combo is killer referring to lightening up baked gadgets whereas nonetheless defending them mushy, tender, and flavourful. Considerably killer. Nonetheless this recipe is considerably bit completely fully completely totally different in that it doesn’t title for together with mashed bananas to the exact dough. In its place, they’re sliced and layered between the batter and sprinkled with considerably little little little little bit of cinnamon and coconut sugar.
The result is a ridiculously mushy cake that tastes like bananas and cinnamon with refined caramel undertones. The exact banana slices add a pleasing caramelly actually really actually really feel to the texture, and the cinnamon-sugar streusel topping is solely the icing on the cake. You might completely depart it off for individuals who don’t actually really actually really feel like taking the extra step — the cake stays to be glorious with out it — nonetheless it positively undoubtedly supplies a pleasing little improve to the flavour and texture.
Other than that, there’s not heaps else to say along with bon appetit! I do know there’s just some further steps on this recipe than there are in my others, nonetheless don’t let that scare you — it couldn’t be easier, and the result is undoubtedly worth the extra 5 minutes.
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Cinnamon Sugar Banana Espresso Cake
Entire 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 just some inches of overhang on the perimeters to allow for easy elimination. Spray the foil with cooking spray and put apart.
- Put collectively topping by combining your full substances in a small bowl and mixing appropriately. The texture may be crumbly and dry, so use your fingers for individuals who’re having trouble getting it to mix. Put apart.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Put apart.
- In a big 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 totally blended. Add moist substances to dry substances 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 could seem to be there’s not enough in there, nonetheless it could actually rise pretty a bit when it bakes.
- Lay half of the sliced bananas (so, 1 banana) all by means of the right 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 degree out golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clear. Allow to sit once more in pan for about 20 minutes earlier than eradicating and allowing to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
Notes
* may be subbed with brown sugar. ** may be subbed with agave nectar or maple syrup.
- Prep Time: quarter-hour
- Put collectively dinner Time: 25 minutes
In search of further 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
