Banana Split Coffee Cake

Looking for a way to use up those ripe bananas on the counter?  This easy Banana Split Coffee Cake has all your favorite ice cream toppings in a delicious breakfast cake.  It's the perfect way to start out the summer.

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Summer officially started for us this week.  Our kids are out of school.  Bring on the sun, the shine, the pool, the ice cream, and all the fun that comes with these things.

Now obviously those things can't happen every single day because work, cleaning, chores, and sports still keep going even though summer has arrived.  

We need to create a list of fun things to do at the house for days we have to work because I know the kids are going to start asking to watch tv all day long.

Eating ice cream and banana splits are always good for hot summer days, so that needs to be on the list.  What am I saying?  Ice cream is good all year long, right?  

I have a thing for adding banana split flavors to all kinds of treats.  Remember this Banana Split Fluff Salad and this Banana Split Bundt Cake?  

Well, now banana splits are not just for dessert. That's right!!!  I found a way to incorporate one of my favorite summer combos into a breakfast cake.

As a Lucky Leaf® blog ambassador, I am always looking for fun ways to use pie filling in my baking.  Have you had a chance to try their pie filling?  They are absolutely delicious and packed full of fruit.  

The other great thing is that they do not use high fructose corn syrup in their fillings.

I had a few ripe bananas on my counter that needed to be used, so I decided to give this Banana Toffee Cake a summer makeover.  Mini chocolate chips, walnuts, and strawberry pie filling gave it the perfect banana split twist.

How to make a Banana Split Coffee Cake: 

1. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugars until creamy.
2. Add the eggs, vanilla, and smashed bananas and mix again.
3. Stir together the dry ingredients and slowly mix that into the butter mixture.
4. Add the chocolate chips and walnuts gently. Spread the batter in the pan.
5. Drop the strawberry pie filling on top of the batter and swirl it in gently.
6. Mix together the crumble topping and sprinkle it on top of the coffee cake. Bake and cool.
7. Drizzle the glaze on top of the cooled cake and let set before serving.

This banana coffee cake seriously got better every single day it sat on our counter.  I mean it was delicious that first day with my coffee, but it was just as great on day 4 too.

I don't really want to admit how many slivers of this Banana Split Coffee Cake I ate.  This sweet cake just kept calling out to me every time I walked through the kitchen.  

Go into the kitchen for coffee...eat cake.  Head through the kitchen to do laundry...eat cake.  Make dinner...eat cake.  Come home from working out...eat cake.

I like to call it a work hazard. Hey, someone has to take one for the team and eat all the banana cake, right?

More easy breakfast recipes with pie fillings:

• Lemon Cheesecake Rolls
• Homemade Blueberry Lemon Danish
• Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cheesecake Danish
• Strawberry Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Bake
• Cherry Crisp Coffee Cake

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Recipe

Banana Split Coffee Cake

Yield: 24 squares

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 42 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 7 minutes

Adding your favorite ice cream toppings to banana cake creates a fun summer coffee cake. It just gets better and better every day.

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Ingredients

For the cake

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup smashed banana ( 2 regular sized)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup Lucky Leaf® strawberry pie filling

For the crumb topping

• ¼ cup flour
• ¼ cup oats
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 Tablespoons melted butter

For the glaze

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
2. Beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs, banana, and vanilla and beat again.
3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts by hand.
5. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Drop the pie filling by spoonfuls on the top of the batter. Gently swirl the pie filling into the batter using a knife.
6. Stir together the crumble topping until it resembles sand. Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
7. Bake for 42-44 minutes. Do not over bake. Remove and let cool completely.
8. Stir together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over the top. Let set. Store in a sealed container on the counter.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 251Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 212mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 19gProtein: 4g

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