CRANBERRY BANANA COFFEE CAKE

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I make this moist cake for Christmas morning every year. It tastes like banana bread but has a sweet golden topping with a nutty crunch. -Gloria Friesen, Casper, Wyoming

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup)
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
TOPPING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Top with cranberry sauce., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and flour; stir in butter. Sprinkle over cranberries. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 186mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.