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A close-up view of cinnamon swirl banana bread topped with sweet icing on a light grey ceramic plate.

Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread with Sweet Icing

A delicious banana bread swirled with cinnamon and topped with a sweet glaze, perfect for a cozy treat.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 100 g butter, melted
  • 3 ripe bananas bananas, mashed
  • 2 dl buttermilk
  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 130 g brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs eggs
  • 65 g butter, melted
  • 150 g brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 150 g powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons boiling water

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. Melt butter, mash bananas, and mix with butter and buttermilk. Combine dry ingredients, add wet mixture, then eggs.
  3. Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon for filling.
  4. Pour half of batter into pan, swirl with cinnamon mixture, add remaining batter, and swirl again.
  5. Bake for 50 minutes, cool, then drizzle with glaze made from powdered sugar and boiling water.

Notes

Ensure not to overmix the batter for a tender loaf.