Chocolate Chai Coffee Cake recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

390.9 calories
carbohydrate: 47.1 g
cholesterol: 55 mg
fat: 22.9 g
fiber: 4 g
protein: 5 g
saturatedFat: 12.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 190.8 mg
sugar: 31.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

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

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

  4. 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.

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

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

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch cake

Recipe Note

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!

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