Coffee Cake
Yes, its easy to make and must have for coffee time and a great way to impress your friends. If its a cozy day or a small get together with close friends this will be delightful to everyone. What's not to love, tons of crumbles on top and all that cinnamon sugar in the middle. Hoping you try this coffee treat, its well worth it!
Equipment
- 1 9 x 13 inch baking pan
- mixing bowls
Ingredients
For the Batter
- ½ cup unsalted butter (113g) softened
- 8 oz cream cheese (225g) softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar (200g) tightly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (335g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup buttermilk (120ml)
For the Cinnamon Swirl
- 1/3 cup sugar (67g)
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Streusel Topping
- 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (175g)
- 1 cup brown sugar plus 2 tablespoons (225g) packed tightly
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (140g) softened
For the Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar (65g)
- 2-3 teaspoons milk
Instructions
For the Batter
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease and flour a 13×9 baking pan or use parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt, set aside.
- In stand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese. Beat in sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined, add vanilla. Scrape down sides and bottom of mixing bowl with rubber spatula.
- Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, until all of the flour mixture and buttermilk have been combined.
- Spread about half of the batter into prepared pan (batter will be thick).
- Whisk together sugar and cinnamon for cinnamon ripple layer in a small bowl and sprinkle it evenly over the batter.
- Dollop remaining batter over the cinnamon sugar layer and use a knife to spread evenly overtop. If it gives you a tough time and doesn't want to spread, just try your best. Set aside and prepare your streusel topping.
Streusel Topping
- Melt butter in a medium-sized bowl on 10 second increments (stirring between) until just melted (you don’t want it to be too hot, if it does get too hot allow to cool.
- Use a fork to stir together your flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Pour melted butter over mixture and use a fork to toss/claw together the ingredients until combined (mixture should be crumbly).
- Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter.
- Bake on 350℉ for 40-50 minutes (check doneness with a toothpick inserted in center, it should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs).
- Allow to cool before cutting and serving.
Glaze (optional)
- If desired, make glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.
Video
Notes
In the video the buttermilk was left out, please add to your recipe.