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Chocolate Chip Banana Coffee Cake | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this rich, decadent, chocolaty #CoffeeCake will knock your socks off. While we served it for #breakfast, it's also great as a #dessert. It's loaded with #bananas, #walnuts & miniature #ChocolateChips. It has a fudgy #chocolate glaze that amps up the flavors even more! #ChocolateChipBananaCoffeeCake #Holiday #HolidayBreakfast #Thanksgiving #Christmas #cake #ChocolateDessert #BananaDessert

Chocolate Chip Banana Coffee Cake

Teresa Ambra
Chocolate Chip Banana Coffee Cake is rich, decadent, chocolaty and absolutely divine! This scrumptious breakfast coffee cake is loaded with miniature chocolate chips, bananas and walnuts. Then it's topped with a luscious, fudgy chocolate glaze. Every bite will have you drooling. This can be served for breakfast or dessert. It makes a great addition to a holiday or company breakfast.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Breakfast Coffee Cake, Breakfast or Dessert, Cakes and Frostings, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 484 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 12-inch cast iron skillet
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 plate
  • 1 fork
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped

Ingredients
  

COFFEE CAKE:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened (1 stick)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups bananas mashed
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup granulated sugar or you can use honey
  • 3/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 10 oz. bag miniature chocolate chips
  • 1 cup walnuts finely diced (measure after chopping

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

  • 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. half-and-half

Instructions
 

COFFEE CAKE:

  • Place bananas on a plate; mash with a fork; set aside.
  • Place butter, eggs, bananas, vanilla, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer until combined.
  • Add flour, miniature chocolate chips and walnuts and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
  • Do not overmix.
  • Grease and flour a 12” cast-iron skillet or a 9x13" baking dish.
  • Pour coffee cake mixture into prepared skillet
  • Bake at 350° for about 45-55 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool completely before adding Chocolate Glaze.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

  • Whisk ingredients in a small mixing bowl to combine.
  • Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.

Notes

NOTE: This recipe can also be baked in a greased and floured 9x13" glass baking dish. It will probably take between 45-60 minutes.
 
 
NOTE: This coffee cake is also good with peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, cinnamon chips, vanilla chips or white chocolate chips although chocolate chips are our favorite.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 484kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 4gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 364IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bananas, breakfast, brunch, chocolate, chocolate chips, chocolate dessert, coffee cake, dessert, walnuts
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