Coffee Cake

Table of Contents

1. COFFEE CAKE INGREDIENTS
2. HOW TO MAKE THIS COFFEE CAKE RECIPE
3. STORAGE
4. FAQ
5. MORE RECIPES YOU'LL LOVE
6. JUMP TO RECIPE

Coffee cake goes perfectly with a cup of hot coffee for breakfast or brunch. This moist and buttery cake has a cinnamon sugar layer in the middle, a crumbly streusel topping and a drizzle of sweet icing.

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COFFEE CAKE INGREDIENTS

You will need:

FOR THE CAKE

• ½ cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (250g) container of cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup of light brown sugar
• ½ cup of granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 2½ cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ cup of buttermilk

FOR THE SWIRL 

• ⅓ cup of granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon

FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING

• 1½ cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of light brown sugar
• ½ cup of granulated sugar
• 1½ tablespoons of cinnamon
• 1 cup of unsalted butter, melted but not hot

FOR THE GLAZE

• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 1½ tablespoons of milk

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

Sugar: If you don’t have both light brown sugar and granulated sugar, you can substitute one for the other without too much change in flavor. 

Cornstarch: You could instead use flour in a pinch.

Buttermilk: If you don’t wish to buy buttermilk just for this recipe, you can use whole or 2% milk and add a half tablespoon of lemon juice. Mix together and leave for five minutes to thicken and curdle.

Sour Cream: If you like your cake to be extra moist, switch the cream cheese for sour cream to make a sour cream coffee cake.

Blueberries: To make a blueberry coffee cake, just add two cups of fresh or frozen blueberries into the batter.

HOW TO MAKE THIS COFFEE CAKE RECIPE

STEP ONE: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch glass baking dish.

STEP TWO: In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese for two to three minutes, until creamy.

STEP THREE: Add in the brown and white sugar. Beat for a further two to three minutes, until fluffy.

STEP FOUR: Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.

STEP FIVE: In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch and salt.

STEP SIX: Add a third of the dry mixture into the wet mixture and slowly beat together. Add in half the buttermilk. Beat in another third of the dry mixture. Add the remaining buttermilk. Beat in the remaining dry mixture.

PRO TIP: Do not over mix at this stage; you’ll want to beat until just combined each time you add more mixture.

STEP SEVEN: Pour half the batter into the prepared baking dish.

STEP EIGHT: Make the cinnamon swirl layer by stirring together sugar and cinnamon.

STEP NINE: Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture evenly over the first layer of batter.

STEP TEN: Add the rest of the cake batter to the dish.

STEP ELEVEN: To make the crumble topping (streusel), whisk together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon until well combined. Stir in the melted butter with a fork until you have a crumbly mixture with no visible white flour.

STEP TWELVE: Sprinkle over the top of the cake. 

STEP THIRTEEN: Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let the cake cool before adding the glaze.

STEP FOURTEEN: To make the glaze, stir together powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over the top of the completely cooled cake. 

STORAGE

IN THE FRIDGE: You can store the coffee cake in the fridge in an airtight container for four to six days.

IN THE FREEZER: To freeze the coffee cake, wrap it tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and place it into a heavy-duty freezer bag. It will keep for two to three months.

This basic coffee cake recipe is so quick and easy to make with just twenty minutes of prep time. Perfect to serve at morning breakfast meetups, this cake is sure to impress your guests when they find out it’s homemade.

FAQ

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