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Christmas Morning Coffee Cake Recipe

Bananas and cranberry sauce make every slice of this pretty coffee cake moist and marvelous. You could also serve slices as dessert along with vanilla ice cream.—Rosemary Snyder, Kenosha, Wisconsin

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Christmas Morning Coffee Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 9 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

2 cups biscuit/baking mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
TOPPING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the baking mix, sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Combine the eggs, bananas, milk and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Place the cranberry sauce in a bowl; stir. Spread over batter. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over cranberry sauce. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 339 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 54 mg cholesterol, 387 mg sodium, 54 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Christmas Morning Coffee Cake in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p46

Banana Basics

Look for plump bananas that are evenly yellow-colored. Green bananas are under-ripe, while a flecking of brown flecks indicates ripeness. If bananas are too green, place in a paper bag until ripe. Adding an apple to the bag will speed the process. Store ripe bananas at room temperature. To prevent bruises, a banana hook or hanger is a great inexpensive investment. For longer storage, you can place ripe bananas in a tightly sealed plastic bag and refrigerate. The peel will become brown but the flesh will remain unchanged. One pound of bananas equals about 3 medium or 1-1/3 cups mashed.