Recipe: Banana Coffeecake

Banana Coffeecake
Source: Home Cooking
Servings: 9

Cake
6 tablespoons margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups sliced bananas or more to taste

Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup margarine

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously grease 9 x 9-inch baking pan.

For coffeecake:
Cream margarine and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lemon zest, milk and vanilla. In medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Stir into creamed mixture. Fold in bananas. Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top carefully.

For topping:
Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done. Cool for 20 minutes before cutting.