Banana bread and coffee cake combined, plus chocolate!

Serve for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.

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My mother would bake banana bread quite often growing up.

Loaf of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cake on a Platte, and in the Surroundings, a Knife and a Cup of Coffee

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I would slice rounds off of the loaf and slather them with butter for an after-school snack.

This turns the banana bread into a coffee cake-banana bread hybrid that’s fit for breakfast or dessert.

Just think of it as a treat to your future self.

On a Platter, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cake Showcasing a Cross Section Cut, a Knife, and a Tea Cup

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It will keep well for 4 to 5 days.

you might also tightly wrap the bread and freeze it for up to a month.

Defrost in the fridge or on the counter before enjoying.

Slices of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cake

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In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon.

In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt.

Add the melted butter and mix using clean hands until small, irregular clumps the size of marbles form.

Parchment Lined Bread Loaf for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

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Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.

Mix in the baking soda and salt.

Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Filling Whisked Together in a Bowl

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Mix in the flour and cinnamon until a smooth batter forms.

Add the chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed throughout the batter.

Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread into an even layer.

Chocolate Streusel Dry Ingredients Whisked Together for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Recipe

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Sprinkle the top of the cake with the chocolate streusel, pressing it in slightly so it sticks.

Bake until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.

A few dry crumbs are okay but wet batter is not.

Hands Breaking Chocolate Streusel Into Small Marble Sized Pieces for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Recipe

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If you hit a melted chocolate chip, test in a different spot.

Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Fork Used to Mash Bananas in a Bowl for Banana Bread Coffee Cake Recipe

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Wrapped tightly, the banana bread cake will keep at room temperature for 4 days.

For longer storage, refrigerate the loaf up to 5 days or freeze it.

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Melted Butter Mixed Into Bowl of Mashed Bananas Using a Spatula for Chocolate Chip Banana Coffee Cake

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Wet Ingredients Mixed Into Bowl of Mashed Bananas Using a Spatula for Chocolate Banana Bread Coffee Cake

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Dry Ingredients Mixed Into Mashed Bananas Mixture Using a Spatula for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Chips Folded Into Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Batter

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Half of the Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Batter Added to Parchment Paper Lined Loaf Pan

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Filling Added Above Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Layer in Loaf Pan

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Chocolate Streusel Layer Added to Loaf Pan After Last Layer Of Batter

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Baked Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake in Loaf Pan on a Cooling Rack

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake Loaf on the Cooling Rack

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