Bring this moist and spicy Banana Vanilla Chai Amish Friendship Bread Coffee Cake to the office and you’ll be getting compliments all day.
We love how moist and fragrant this Banana Vanilla Chai Amish Friendship Bread Coffee Cake is! Submitted by Kitchen Friend Veronica Miller, it’s topped with a chai streusel that gives the coffee cake a spicy crunch. This is a great way to use up any extra starter — take it into the office or book club meeting and get ready for the compliments to start rolling in.
Banana Vanilla Chai Amish Friendship Bread Coffee Cake
Bring this moist and spicy Banana Vanilla Chai Amish Friendship Bread Coffee Cake to the office and you’ll be getting compliments all day.
Ingredients
Chai Streusel
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean split, seeds scraped out
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoons cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch salt
- ¾ cup toasted walnuts finely chopped
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup flour
Banana Coffee Cake
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- 3 large over-ripe bananas
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
- Generously butter a 9” x 13” cake pan and set aside.
- Make the chai streusel: combine the sugars, vanilla bean seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt in a small mixing bowl; stirring with a fork until well combined. Stir in the walnuts, then pour the butter over the top and mix until combined. Add the flour and mix until incorporated. Set aside.
- Make the coffee cake batter: mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the melted butter until completely incorporated, then add eggs, sour cream, starter and vanilla until combined. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until well mixed.
- Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle the streusel over the top.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Cover leftovers with plastic wrap.
- ENJOY!
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I have a question here. well first off I made this last year some time and it was delicious!! Froze well and is still delicious! So now I want to make it again but I don’t have any starter. Is there a way to make this without afb starter?
Hi Kasey! We haven’t tried making this recipe without the starter, but it should be fine. You could try using the method we use in our starter-free recipe and just apply it to this recipe: https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/no-starter-starter-free-amish-friendship-bread/ Let us know if you have any other questions!
How much butter goes in recipe , you have half a cup in Streusel and 1/2 cup in batter, but no mention of mixing butter in streusel. Were is error
Hi Ansree!
In instruction #3, for mixing the streusel ingredients, it says, “Stir in the walnuts, then pour the butter over the top and mix until combined.” This is the 1/2 cup of melted butter (which is also included in the streusel ingredients list).
In instruction #4, for mixing the cake batter, it says, “Whisk in the melted butter until completely incorporated.” This is the 1/2 of cup of melted butter in the ingredient list for cake.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
I had some brown bananas and was looking to use up some of my sourdough discard and this sounded great. I used 1 cup of my 100% hydration sourdough starter instead of the AFB starter and it was absolutely delicious!! I also used oats in the crumble instead of nuts as a personal preference. I will definitely make this again! Thanks for a delicious recipe!
That sounds delicious, Chris! Thanks so much for sharing. Feel free to share pictures if you took any on our Facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/amishfriendshipbread
Delicious!!! I halved the recipe, baking in an 8×8 baking dish. I kept the full recipe for the streusel topping. It turned out perfectly moist and full of flavor.
That sounds delicious, Sandra! Thanks for sharing!
This looks yummy
I am excited to try this. I love banana and chai. It’s on the top of my list for my next small group gathering.
I’d make this for Ann Davis and Debbie Gorham.
I believe my mom and sister-in-law would love the AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD BANANA VANILLA CHAI COFFEE CAKE. My mom absolutely loves banana bread and coffee so this might be the perfect dessert to try as a special treat.
This looks great! Would be super popular with the girls at our book club, and I bet my fiance would steal some bites as well 🙂
Hi, I would love to try this recipe! Love chai! …Gina F
I would love to try this! Sounds delicious
This is a cake I will be making for the holudays
My husband would enjoy this very much!
I have a dear friend who loves chai. Can’t wait to make this for her.
Vanilla Chai is my favorite. Starbucks has nothing on this cake. YUMMY
I made this a couple of nights ago. Very yummy, thanks for sharing! I enjoyed a little bit for now and froze a lot for later, I have a feeling it will freeze well.
Hi Emily! You’re welcome! Yes, most Amish Friendship Bread recipes (including this one) freeze really well. They thaw quickly and then you can eat at room temperature or give it a quick toast. Thanks for joining us in the Kitchen–it’s great to have you here!
I made this and instead of baking in a 13 x 9, I divided it between 2 – 11 x7 biscuit/brownie pans. It makes for a little shorter cake and the topping to cake ratio is a lot better. And this way, I can hide one for later for me. 🙂
looks very yummy. thank you.