Chocolate Chai Coffee Cake

This flavorful spiced whole wheat chocolate chai coffee cake is a unique addition when made for guests or brought to brunch. It is also easy and child friendly. The bananas keep the cake moist without an overwhelming banana flavor. Serve with chai tea. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 391 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup chopped pecans
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• ¼ cup butter, cut into small chunks
• 3 medium bananas, mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Step 3

Combine pecans, brown sugar, flour, butter, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon in a bowl. Blend with a fork until crumbly.

Step 4

Mix chocolate chips, flour, cloves, baking powder, and baking soda in bowl.

Step 5

Combine sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add bananas and eggs; blend until combined. Mix in flour mixture slowly. Beat batter for 1 minute.

Step 6

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over the batter.