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Browned Butter Hummingbird Coffee Cake

Makes 1 (8-inch) cake

Ingredients
  

Browned Butter

  • ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter

Streusel

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

Cake

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

Glaze

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

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch round deep cake pan with baking spray with flour.
  • For 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.
  • For 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.
  • For 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 for 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.
  • For glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, sour cream, and milk. Pour over warm cake.
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