Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread

This is a delicious match up.. Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread.. a delicious banana loaf with a brown sugar/cinnamon swirl in the middle!

I love a good Banana Bread & I love cinnamon so it seemed like a very good idea to combine the two & I am very pleased with how this recipe turned out! I tried a few different versions of this recipe until I got it just right! My son Seth was a collaborator which was so nice for me!

The cake is a pretty simple Banana Bread made with yogurt & I made this recipe with olive oil. A mixture of brown sugar & cinnamon is sprinkled in the middle & as it bakes. This makes a bit of a swirl as the batter cooks around it. The Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread is topped with some of the filling mixture before baking giving it a delicious crunchy top!

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

Filling

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

Cake Batter

6 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 1/2 cup mashed bananas ( approx. 3-4)

1 3/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Method

Grease a loaf pan

Preheat oven to 350f

Mix the filling ingredients together & set aside

1. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil & sugars together until well combined
2. Mix in the 2 beaten eggs
3. Stir in the vanilla, yogurt & mashed bananas.
4. Fold in the flour, baking powder, baking soda & cinnamon, mixing until all of the dry ingredients are no longer visible/
5. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly
6. Sprinkle 2/3 of the sugar/cinnamon mixture over the batter, set the remaining 1/3 mixture aside for the top
7. Evenly spread the remaining batter over the filling
8. Top with the sugar/cinnamon mixture sprinkling it evenly over the top of the cake
9. Bake in the preheated oven 55-60 minutes until a cake tester comes out dry
10. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes then take it out & let it cool completely on a wire rack

Enjoy!