Banana Crumb Cake is a from-scratch banana cake that comes together in about 15 minutes and bakes up soft and moist under a buttery brown sugar crumb topping. It’s easy to make, feeds a crowd, and works just as well for breakfast as it does for dessert.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 404kcal
Ingredients
Cake
2cupsgranulated sugar
1cupmilk
1cupchopped nuts, optional
2cupsself-rising flour
1stickbutter
2eggs
3bananas
1tspvanilla extract
Crumb Topping
1stickbutter
1cupdark or light brown sugar
1cupflour
Instructions
Spray two loaf pans or 8×8 pans with cooking spray.
Place peeled bananas in a mixing bowl and add sugar. Mix until bananas are liquefied.
3 bananas, 2 cups granulated sugar
Add butter and mix until creamed together with the banana mixture.
1 stick butter
Add all other ingredients and blend well.
1 cup milk, 1 cup chopped nuts, optional, 2 cups self-rising flour, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
In a medium bowl, place all of the topping ingredients. Cut together with a long-tined fork until well blended.
1 stick butter, 1 cup dark or light brown sugar, 1 cup flour
Pour 1/4 of the cake batter into each pan and top with 1/4 of the crumb mixture.
Pour in the remaining batter and top with the remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for 45 minutes to an hour at 350. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.