Chai Spice Banana Cake
Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
½ cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Chai-Spiced Sugar:
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8” square baking pan (or loaf pan) with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until completely combined. Add the eggs, Greek yogurt (or sour cream) and vanilla extract, and mix.
- Add the flour, baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg and a pinch of ground black pepper. Fold dry ingredients into the wet until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing to an even layer.
- Mix the spiced sugar ingredients in small bowl.
- Sprinkle the spiced sugar ingredients over the top of the batter. Bake until the cake has domed, a butter knife inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake springs back from touch. Approximately 30-35 minutes. Serve once cooled.
