Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 3
| Last Updated on April 10, 2024
This classic cinnamon coffee cake has a sweet and tangy crumb. It features a rich cinnamon-sugar ribbon in the center and on the top.
Utensils Brunch
Globe New American
16
ingredients
14
steps
120
minutes
Chef Susie is a cookbook author, chocolatier, pastry chef and culinary educator with more than a decade of experience teaching and running an artisan chocolate business, which has been featured on the Food Network. Prior to beginning her culinary career, Chef Susie worked as a TV executive at three of the Big Four networks. She is now the author of three books, the latest based on her award-winning culinary travel blog.

Ingredients

Servings:
8
For the Cake
2 cup(s)
all-purpose flour
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
baking soda
3/4 cup(s)
butter, room temperature
1 cup(s)
sugar
1/2 cup(s)
milk
1/2 cup(s)
sour cream
2
eggs
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
1 cup(s)
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup(s)
firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup(s)
powdered sugar
1 tbsp
vanilla
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
salt
1 cup(s)
butter, cubed
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Directions 14 steps | 120 Minutes

Step 1

Grease and line a 9 or 10-inch round cake pan that is at least two inches deep. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Measure and prep all ingredients.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Grease and line a 9 or 10-inch round cake pan that is at least two inches deep.
Step 2

Prepare the cake batter. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together over a piece of parchment paper and set aside. 

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: Prepare the cake batter.
Step 3

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a handheld electric mixer, cream the butter until lighter in color.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a handheld electric mixer, cream the butter until lighter in color.
Step 4

Add the sugar and mix until light and fluffy.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: Add the sugar and mix until light and fluffy.
Step 5

Mix in the milk and sour cream.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: Mix in the milk and sour cream.
Step 6

Mix in the eggs, one at a time. Mix in the vanilla extract.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Mix in the eggs, one at a time.
Step 7

Remove the bowl from the mixer. Use a rubber spatula or large spoon to slowly fold in the flour mixture by hand until just combined. Set aside.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Remove the bowl from the mixer.
Step 8

Prepare the streusel. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and butter.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: Prepare the streusel.
Step 9

Using a large spoon or a whisk, mix all the ingredients together.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Using a large spoon or a whisk, mix all the ingredients together.
Step 10

Assemble the cinnamon coffee cake. In the prepared cake pan, pour half of the cake batter.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Assemble the cinnamon coffee cake.
Step 11

Top with half of the streusel mixture.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Top with half of the streusel mixture.
Step 12

Pour the remaining batter into the cake pan.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Pour the remaining batter into the cake pan.
Step 13

Top with the remaining streusel. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the cake is light brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Top with the remaining streusel.
Step 14

Allow the cake to cool. Slice and serve. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe: 
Allow the cake to cool.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
768
FAT
45 g
PROTEIN
7.5 g
CARBS
84.1 g
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Chrystal G.

Chrystal

25 Jul 2022

Great recipe and perfect with my morning coffee

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Chrystal G.

Chrystal

25 Jul 2022

Great recipe and perfect with my morning coffee

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Jolee S.

Jolee

20 Jul 2022

I really loved the step-by-step pictures here, and this turned out so incredible! Perfect breakfast or dessert.

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