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Hummingbird Coffee Cake Recipe

Hummingbird Coffee Cake

Shaziya
This Hummingbird Coffee Cake is a delightful blend of tropical sweetness and cozy comfort, perfect for any morning or afternoon treat. The warm aroma of cinnamon and vanilla fills your kitchen as it bakes, promising a slice of pure indulgence in just 45 minutes.
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 1 8-inch cake

Ingredients
  

Browned Butter

  • ½ cup unsalted butter 113 grams

Streusel

  • cup all-purpose flour 42 grams
  • ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar 55 grams
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 gram
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt 0.75 grams
  • tablespoons unsalted butter 49 grams, softened
  • ½ cup pecan halves 57 grams, chopped

Cake

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large banana mashed
  • ½ cup drained crushed pineapple 100 grams
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cups all-purpose flour 188 grams
  • ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 162 grams, divided
  • ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar 55 grams
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt 2.25 grams
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder 3.75 grams
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 grams, divided

Glaze

  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar 60 grams
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • teaspoons whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease an 8-inch round deep cake pan with baking spray or butter and dust with flour.
  • Browned Butter: In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook until butter turns a medium-brown color and has a nutty aroma, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.
  • Streusel: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in butter until mixture is crumbly. Crumble with your fingertips until desired consistency is reached. Stir in pecans.
  • Cake: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat eggs, banana, pineapple, and vanilla at medium speed until combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in browned butter.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon (1 gram) cinnamon. Gradually add flour mixture to browned butter mixture, beating just until combined.
  • In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1 tablespoon (12 grams) granulated sugar and remaining ½ teaspoon (1 gram) cinnamon. Spread half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with one-third of streusel and cinnamon-sugar mixture. Top with remaining batter, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with remaining streusel.
  • Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes, loosely covering with foil to prevent excess browning, if necessary. Let cool in pan the 15 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of cake to loosen sides. Invert onto a plate, and then invert again onto a wire rack.
  • Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, sour cream, and milk. Pour over warm cake.
Keyword banana pineapple, brunch dessert, cinnamon streusel, coffee cake, hummingbird cake
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