Blueberry Banana Bread Crumble Cake

A white plate with a stack of 2 slices of blueberry and banana cake.

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Blueberry Banana Bread Crumble Cake

Blueberry Banana Bread Crumble Cake, a delicious combination of moist banana bread, rich and buttery crumble cake, ripe and juicy blueberries and a buttery streusel topping. It's an incredibly easy dessert to make at home with a few simple ingredients, but it's a big winner every single time.

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Cooling Time1

Total Time2

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 304kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

For the streusel topping

100 g plain flour ( ¾ cup)
100 g light brown sugar (½ cup)
85 g cold butter ( 6 tbsp)

For the sponge

250 g self-raising flour ( 2 cups)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
110 g soft butter
100 g dark brown sugar (½ cup)
50 g granulated sugar (¼ cup)
2 large eggs
4 overripe bananas (medium-sized)
125 ml buttermilk (½ cup)
200 g fresh blueberries ( 1 cup)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
To make the streusel topping, add the four and butter to a mixing bowl, and use your fingertips to rub the flour and butter together until you get a mixture that resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the light brown sugar and mix again.
Set it aside.
To make the sponge, sift the flour in a large mixing bowl, add the baking powder and cinnamon, and mix to combine.
In a separate mixing bowl, add the soft butter, dark and granulated sugar, and use a hand mixer to cream them together.
Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
Peel and mash the bananas, and add them to the butter mixture together with the blueberries, dry ingredients and buttermilk.
Use a spatula to mix everything into a batter.
Line a rectangle baking tray (mine is 30 x 22 x 5 cm / 12 x 9 x 2 inches) with non-stick paper or grease and flour it well.
Spread the batter evenly, then top it with the streusel topping.
Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Remove the tray from the oven and allow it to cool down completely before slicing the cake.

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Notes

You can add a nutty crunch to the streusel topping: pecans, almonds, walnuts or nut mix are perfect here. Just toast them and chop them roughly before adding them to the streusel topping mix.
You can serve the cake with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream, or chocolate sauce for a more indulgent touch, although the cake is incresibly delicious by itself too. You can also add fresh cream for a lighter touch.

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