Divine Banana Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (depending on how much you like it-I love it, so I use the full amount)
    4 ounces cream cheese, softened
    1/4 cup butter, melted
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 large egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
    1 medium banana, diced (should be pretty ripe)
    3 tablespoons brown sugar
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 tablespoon butter
    1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 8x8 inch baking pan; set aside.
    In small bowl stir together 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
    In a large bowl beat cream cheese and melted butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes or until creamy. Add 3/4 cup sugar; beat until combined. Add egg, beating well. Add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Stir in vanilla. Gradually fold in diced bananas.
    Batter will be very thick. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top.
    In small bowl stir together 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs using pastry blender, two knives or your fingers (this is what I do). Stir in walnuts and sprinkle over batter.
    Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

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