
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour | |
1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar | |
¾ cup granulated sugar | |
½ teaspoon salt | |
1 cup unsalted butter , cold and cut into cubes | |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon | |
1 cup pecans , toasted and chopped | |
1 cup pureed bananas , about 3 medium bananas | |
1 large egg | |
1 large egg yolk | |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract | |
1 teaspoon baking soda | |
1 ½ teaspoons orange zest |
1. | Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan. |
2. | Stir together the flour, ¾ cup brown sugar, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Blend in ¾ cup (1 ½ stick) cold butter with your fingers or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal and the butter is the size of peas. |
3. | Transfer ¾ cup of the mixture to a medium bowl and blend in cinnamon, remaining ¼ cup butter, and remaining ¼ cup brown sugar until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate steusel until ready to use. |
4. | Whisk together the banana puree, egg, yolk, vanilla, baking soda and orange zest in a bowl. Stir into the remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined (batter will be stiff). |
5. | Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan and sprinkle with the streusel topping. Bake until cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour to 1 ¼ hour. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then remove springform sides and cool completely. |
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